Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ne

/ni/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: -ne
IPA: /ni/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Designating acne located on a particular part of the body.

Informal

Example Sentences

"back + -ne → bacne/backne"
"boob + -ne → boobne"
"butt + -ne → buttne"
"Yeast infections are different from acne (or "rackne")."
"It's so refreshing to be with a guy who actually wants to be seen with you in the daytime that you convince yourself you can ignore the busted grille, the acne, backne, and chestne, or the fact that YOU normally wouldn't want to be seen with HIM in the daytime if you weren't so tired/desperate/horny. But resist."
"It's fucking weird. Yes, it's just a job, but most people's jobs don't consist of slamming your vagina against the flaccid, nylon-wrapped penis of a guy wearing massive amounts of foundation to conceal his assne."

Etymology

Clipping of acne.

Usage

Informal

Questions

How do you pronounce -ne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ni/.
What does -ne mean?: Designating acne located on a particular part of the body.
Where does -ne come from?: Clipping of acne.

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