Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fish-wurm]
- /ˈfɪʃˌwɜrm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fish-wurm]
- /ˈfɪʃˌwɜrm/
Definitions of fishworm word
- noun fishworm an earthworm. 1
- noun fishworm an earthworm used by anglers as fishing bait 0
- noun fishworm angleworm 0
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Origin of fishworm
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; fish + worm
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Parts of speech for Fishworm
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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fishworm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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