How to pronounce merrythought
American English pronunciation
MAIR-ee-thawt
- IPA
- /ˈmɛɹiˌθɔt/
- Syllables
- MAIR · ee · thawt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What merrythought means
An old name for the wishbone of a bird
In a sentence: After the big dinner, the twins each pulled one end of the merrythought and made a wish.
Where it comes from: It joins merry and thought, from the happy wishes people dream up when they snap the bone.
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