zzxjoanw

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shô[1]
    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʃɔː/
    • (General American) IPA(key): /ʃɔ/, /ʃɑ/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Homophones: shaw, Shaw
    • Rhymes: -ɔː
  • enPR: zĭks.jōʹän[2]

Noun

zzxjoanw (plural zzxjoanws)

  1. A fictitious instrument, supposedly a type of Maori drum.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:zzxjoanw.

References

  1. ^ Hughes, Rupert (1903), The Musical Guide, New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OL, page 307
  2. ^ Heifetz, Josefa (1974), Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words, Secaucus, New Jersey: University Books, →ISBN, page 237
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