Meanings
nounzzxjoanw (plural zzxjoanws)
plural zzxjoanws
- ghost wordA fictitious Maori word, supposedly meaning drum, fife, or conclusion.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:zzxjoanw.
Origin
Coined ex nihilo by American writer Rupert Hughes in 1903 as a joke.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with zzxjoanw
lawsawrawdrawshawawwithdrawMcGrawstrawwarsawwofauxjawthoughtfultauflawawepawclawthorLimbaughwaughhawthaw
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
zzxjoanw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zzxjoanw
MLA
“zzxjoanw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zzxjoanw. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zzxjoanw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zzxjoanw.
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