Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snowman

/ˈsnoʊ.mæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: snow-man
IPA: /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).

noun

A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs).

noun

A playing card with the rank of eight.

Slang

noun

An attractive but heartless man.

Example Sentences

"[The Angels] dropped a snowman early on us [Saturday] and we built a snowman early too."
""Then they dropped a snowman (8) on us and did it pretty quick," Narron said. "Then Stone had to stay out there and suck it up for us […]""
"For me, another blow-up score of a snowman, 8, seems about right on this hole."
"A few years ago there lived a lover By the name of Jimmy Jones Who really snowed the girls and left them cold And gained the title of "The Great Snowman"."

Etymology

* snow + -man. * (score of eight; card ranked eight): A typical snowman, built from two balls of snow, resembles a figure eight.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/
British English: /ˈsnəʊ.mæn/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

snowmen (plural)

Derived Forms

snowmanlike snowmanness

Phrases

abominable snowman snowman sign snow angel

Frequently Paired Words

snow angel iceman ☃ ice queen

Questions

How do you pronounce snowman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsnoʊ.mæn/.
What does snowman mean?: A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth).
Where does snowman come from?: * snow + -man. * (score of eight; card ranked eight): A typical snowman, built from two balls of snow, resembles a figure eight.

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