Standard Lemma guide

zzxjoanw

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • shô
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʃɔː/
  • General-American: /ʃɔ/
  • General-American: /ʃɑ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː
  • homophone: shaw
  • homophone: Shaw
  • zĭks.jōʹän
  • Received-Pronunciation: /zɪksˈd͡ʒəʊ̯.ɑːn/
  • General-American: /zɪksˈd͡ʒoʊ̯.ɑn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A fictitious instrument, supposedly a type of Maori drum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: ghost word

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:zzxjoanw.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined ex nihilo by American writer Rupert Hughes in 1903 as a joke.