teeterboard

tee·ter·board

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tee-ter-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈti tərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/
- /tˈiːtəbˌɔːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tee-ter-bawrd, -bohrd]
- /ˈti tərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Definitions of teeterboard word

noun teeterboard a seesaw; teeter. 1
noun teeterboard a similar board used by acrobats and tumblers that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end. 1
noun teeterboard a seesaw 0
noun teeterboard seesaw 0

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Origin of teeterboard

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; teeter + board

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Parts of speech for Teeterboard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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teeterboard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% 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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