DEBUT
What does "DEBUT" mean?
A person's or thing's first public appearance or performance.
Meanings
- A first public appearance, as of a performer, product, or athlete. The pianist made her concert debut at just fourteen.
- To perform or appear in public for the first time; to launch. The company will debut its new phone at the spring event.
Did you know?
- A debut is etymologically a first 'shot at the target' - the French root 'but' means mark or goal, the same 'but' behind aiming and the game of boules.
Word origin
From French 'début' 'first appearance', from 'débuter' 'to lead off, make the first stroke', from 'but' 'mark, goal' (as in aiming at a target).
Remember it
DEBUT ends in a silent 'ut' - the T stays quiet on its big first night, just nerves.
A little poem
The curtain lifts on someone new-
ten years of practice in the wings
compressed into this one debut.
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Wordplay
- The shy actor's first night went silently - a true debut, since the final T stays unspoken.
What it teaches
Every debut is the visible tip of years no one in the audience ever saw.
Quick facts
What does DEBUT mean?
A person's or thing's first public appearance or performance.
Is DEBUT a valid word?
Yes — DEBUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DEBUT?
DEBUT has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does DEBUT come from?
From French 'début' 'first appearance', from 'débuter' 'to lead off, make the first stroke', from 'but' 'mark, goal' (as in aiming at a target).
What can DEBUT teach us?
Every debut is the visible tip of years no one in the audience ever saw.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.