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yellow jacket

yel·low jack·et
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yel-oh jak-it]
    • /ˈyɛl oʊ ˈdʒæk ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [yel-oh jak-it]
    • /ˈyɛl oʊ ˈdʒæk ɪt/

Definitions of yellow jacket words

  • noun yellow jacket any of several paper wasps of the family Vespidae, having black and bright yellow bands. 1
  • noun yellow jacket Slang. a yellow capsule of phenobarbital. 1
  • noun yellow jacket wasp 1
  • noun yellow jacket any of several social wasps of the genus Vespa, having yellow markings on the body 0
  • noun yellow jacket any of several small social wasps or hornets (family Vespidae) having bright-yellow markings 0
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Origin of yellow jacket

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Yellow jacket

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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yellow jacket popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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