Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

4b

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: 4b
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A radical feminist movement originating in South Korea whose tenets are: no sex with men, no giving birth, no dating men, and no marriage with men.

noun

A grade of pencil with lead that makes darker marks than a pencil grade 3B but lighter marks than a pencil of grade 5B; a pencil with very soft lead.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The blowback and fear that 4B practitioners experience underscores their conviction that Korea is still a frightening place for women."
"Ever since the election, there have been endless headlines about US women emulating South Korea’s fringe 4B movement[.]"

Etymology

From four Korean words starting with Korean 비(非) (bi, “un-, not”), thus literally translated as "four nos".

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 비#un

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

4Bs (plural)

Questions

What does 4b mean?: A radical feminist movement originating in South Korea whose tenets are: no sex with men, no giving birth, no dating men, and no marriage with men.
Where does 4b come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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