Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several tropical American weevils of the genus Zyzzyva.
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- noun A tropical American
weevil of the genusZyzzyva .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Zyzzyva, genus name, probably from Zyzza, former genus of leafhoppers.]
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From the name of the genus, Zyzzyva
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Examples
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Two weeks after launch, the duo had unloaded more than 2,000 words, from a ($1) to zyzzyva ($7).
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Speaking without vibrating the vocal folds. zyzzyva
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Photo: zyzzyva What signs of the slowdown have you seen lately?
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Photo: zyzzyva What signs of the slowdown have you seen lately?
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slumry commented on the word zyzzyva
What a great word!
June 27, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word zyzzyva
Wow, it's real!!!
June 27, 2007
slumry commented on the word zyzzyva
That's what I said!
June 27, 2007
uselessness commented on the word zyzzyva
Magic word of the century!
September 13, 2007
oroboros commented on the word zyzzyva
A weevil genus, not an evil genius! See also: zyzzyx.
September 15, 2007
avivamagnolia commented on the word zyzzyva
A zyzzyva is a South American weevil, for whatever that's worth.
January 17, 2009
cxkang commented on the word zyzzyva
Nice West Coast lit mag. I hope they're still around.
April 22, 2009
cxkang commented on the word zyzzyva
They're still around
http://www.zyzzyva.org/
April 22, 2009
ephraim99 commented on the word zyzzyva
These weevils always have the last word.
May 27, 2010
hgould3 commented on the word zyzzyva
Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
September 29, 2010
dclose73 commented on the word zyzzyva
When I was in 4th grade, I had to write a report about an animal of my choice. I looked at the back of our dictionary and this was the last word, so I chose to write my report about the Zyzzyva. Fond memories!
July 18, 2012
alexz commented on the word zyzzyva
Hi, you have reached the end of the dictionary. Redirecting to aaaaaaaaaaaaaaack in 5 seconds.
August 5, 2015
BamboozlePizzazz commented on the word zyzzyva
One of my favorite words! Unless one includes zzz, a term for sleep, or even zzzs, which some people consider as a word, zyzzyva is the last word in many dictionaries. I love zyzzyva. Nobody cares about zythum, Zyrian, or zymurgy.
February 9, 2019