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antidentite

/ˌæntaɪ̯ˈdɛntaɪ̯t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-den-tite
IPA
/ˌæntaɪ̯ˈdɛntaɪ̯t/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

someone who has a negative or prejudiced opinion about dentists

Informal

Etymology

Alteration of antidentist, from anti- + dentist, to rhyme with anti-Semite. Coined in an episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, in which Jerry Seinfeld is annoyed with his dentist, Tim Whatley, who has apparently converted to Judaism only because he wants to be able to tell Jewish jokes. Kramer calls Jerry an “antidentite” in response to Jerry taking offense to Whatley's Jewish jokes.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

antidentites (plural) anti-dentite (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce antidentite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæntaɪ̯ˈdɛntaɪ̯t/.
What does antidentite mean?
someone who has a negative or prejudiced opinion about dentists
Where does antidentite come from?
Alteration of antidentist, from anti- + dentist, to rhyme with anti-Semite. Coined in an episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld, in which Jerry Seinfeld is annoyed with his dentist, Tim Whatley, who has apparently converted to Judaism only because he wants to be able to tell Jewish jokes. Kramer calls Jerry an “antidentite” in response to Jerry taking offense to Whatley's Jewish jokes.

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