Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aunt edna

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables: aun-t ed-na
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A middle-class playgoer with conventional tastes.

Example Sentences

"Class may have been a barrier to widespread appreciation of the theatre, particularly in the West End, but Look Back in Anger was scarcely the chief battering ram against it. Jimmy is snobbish in his tastes, more of an Aunt Edna than Alison."

Etymology

Coined by British dramatist Terence Rattigan.

Inflected Forms

Aunt Ednas (plural)

Questions

What does aunt edna mean?: A middle-class playgoer with conventional tastes.
Where does aunt edna come from?: Coined by British dramatist Terence Rattigan.

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