Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abbaesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-baesque
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.

adj

Alternative form of Abbaesque.

Example Sentences

"They could use all the rooms for their own purposes, without decorating them the Abbaesque taste of their son or pseudo-Gothic fixations of their daughter."
"Here, they accompanied disco funk rocker Reflektor with some spectacular mirrorball action while giant inflatable stickmen sprang up around the apron of the stage during Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) and the irresistible ABBAesque Everything Now."

Etymology

From ABBA + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ABBA
Suffix: -esque

Inflected Forms

more Abbaesque (comparative) most Abbaesque (superlative) ABBA-esque (alternative)

Questions

What does abbaesque mean?: Similar in style to the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA.
Where does abbaesque come from?: From ABBA + -esque.

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