"quizzicle" meaning in All languages combined

See quizzicle on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-quizzicle.wav
Etymology: From quiz + -icle (diminutive suffix). The term is associated with, and possibly originates from, an old joke: "if a quiz is a quizzicle, what's a test?" (or variations). Later reanalyzed as (or recoined from) a blend of quiz + article. Etymology templates: {{af|en|quiz|-icle|pos2=diminutive suffix}} quiz + -icle (diminutive suffix), {{blend|en|quiz|article|nocap=1}} blend of quiz + article Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} quizzicle
  1. Misspelling of quizzical. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: quizzical
    Sense id: en-quizzicle-en-adj-WtvEeztz

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-quizzicle.wav Forms: quizzicles [plural]
Etymology: From quiz + -icle (diminutive suffix). The term is associated with, and possibly originates from, an old joke: "if a quiz is a quizzicle, what's a test?" (or variations). Later reanalyzed as (or recoined from) a blend of quiz + article. Etymology templates: {{af|en|quiz|-icle|pos2=diminutive suffix}} quiz + -icle (diminutive suffix), {{blend|en|quiz|article|nocap=1}} blend of quiz + article Head templates: {{en-noun}} quizzicle (plural quizzicles)
  1. (rare) A short quiz. Tags: rare Related terms: listicle
    Sense id: en-quizzicle-en-noun-C8SSEvdq Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -icle, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 24 76 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -icle: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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