gruntometer

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noun

A (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.

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Meanings

noungruntometer (plural gruntometers)

plural gruntometers

  1. A (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.

    In the land of the gruntometer, everyone should soon find out exactly how noisy.

    2009 June 22, Christopher Clarey, “A Player’s Reputation Precedes Her, Loudly”, in New York Times

Origin

From grunt + -o- + -meter.

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APA

gruntometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruntometer

MLA

“gruntometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruntometer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gruntometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gruntometer.

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