FREAK
What does "FREAK" mean?
A person, animal, or event markedly unusual or abnormal.
Meanings
- An abnormal or strikingly unusual person, thing, or occurrence. The hailstorm in July was a real freak of weather.
- A person obsessively devoted to a particular interest. She's a control freak about how the dishwasher is loaded. informal
- Highly unusual and unexpected. A freak accident left the experienced climber stranded.
- To react or cause to react with sudden extreme emotion. Don't freak out - the noise was just the cat. informal
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in the 16th century meaning a sudden whim or caprice; possibly from an Old English root 'frician' to dance or move briskly.
Remember it
A FREAK is a rare PEAK on the chart - swap the P for FR and you get the outlier.
A little poem
One white crow lands here
among the black congregation -
they part, then they stare.
haiku
What it teaches
Today's freak is tomorrow's pioneer; the curve only knows normal in hindsight.
Quick facts
What does FREAK mean?
A person, animal, or event markedly unusual or abnormal.
Is FREAK a valid word?
Yes — FREAK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FREAK?
FREAK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FREAK come from?
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in the 16th century meaning a sudden whim or caprice; possibly from an Old English root 'frician' to dance or move briskly.
What can FREAK teach us?
Today's freak is tomorrow's pioneer; the curve only knows normal in hindsight.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.