Hissable

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being pronounced with a hiss. colloquial

    "Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable."

  2. 2
    Deserving to be hissed or booed; villainous. colloquial

    "The French apply the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors."

Example

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"Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable."

Etymology

From hiss + -able.

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