shoofly meaning

UK US /ˈʃuflaɪ/ 2 syllables

shoofly (noun): an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen.

shoofly has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

shoofly as a noun

  1. an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen

    Type of: policeman

  2. a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck)

    Type of: rocking chair

How to pronounce shoofly

shoofly is pronounced /ˈʃuflaɪ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in LY · 7-letter words

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