Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back-of-a-fag-packet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
back--of-a-fag--pack-et
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of back-of-the-envelope.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

See fag (“cigarette”).

Usage

Synonyms

back-of-the-envelope

Questions

What does back-of-a-fag-packet mean?
Synonym of back-of-the-envelope.
Where does back-of-a-fag-packet come from?
See fag (“cigarette”).

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