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phenom.

Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfiːnɒm//fəˈnɒm/uncommon
  1. Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.

  2. One who is hip and fashionable.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon)bor. Late Latin phaenomenonder. English phenomenonclip. English phenom Clipping of phenomenon (“remarkable occurrence”). American English, c. 1890s.

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