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Frisbee en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹɪzbi/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

1957, brand name Frisbee was trademarked in 1959 by Fred Morrison, later acquired by Wham-O. From an alteration of frisbie, applied to the disk game by U.S. college students who tossed pie plates from Mrs. Frisbie's Pies, Frisbie Bakery, Bridgeport Ct., since the 1930s. From the English family name Frisbie, Frisby attested 1226, from the toponym attested 1086 in Frisby on the Wreak, Leicestershire, from Old Danish Frisby (“Frisian village”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A frisbee, a disk-shaped gliding toy of any brand.
3. (uncountable) frisbee: the sport involving Frisbees.

Forms

Deriveds

frisbee golf · frisbee · ultimate frisbee · frolf

Hypernyms

frisbee · disc · flying disc

Relateds

boomerang

Synonyms

disc · flying disc

Translations (55)

lt plastinė lėkštė (toy) · fi frisbee (toy) · bg летя́щ ди́ск (toy) · de Frisbeescheibe (toy) · pt disco (toy) · it frisbee (toy) · mi ripi (toy) · hy թռչող ափսե (toy) · de Frisbee (sport) · sh frizbi (toy) · yue 飛碟 /飞碟 (toy) · ar صَحْنٌ طَائِر (toy) · vi frisbee (toy) · ja フリスビー (toy) · th จานบิน (toy) · fr frisbee (toy) · ja フライングディスク (toy) · ko 프리스비 (toy) · da frisbee (toy) · de Wurfscheibe (toy) · hu frizbi (toy) · pt frisbee (toy) · pl frisbee (toy) · sk frisbee (toy) · sv frisbee (toy) · ru лета́ющий диск (toy) · no frisbee (toy) · vi frisbee (sport) · pl frisbee (sport) · ru лета́ющая таре́лка (toy) · es disco volador (toy) · ko 플라잉 디스크 (toy) · chr ᎠᏠᏗ ᎦᏃᎯᎵᏙᎯ (toy) · de Frisbee (toy) · fi frisbee (sport) · eo flugdisko (toy) · cmn 飛盤 /飞盘 (toy) · cs frisbee (toy) · es frisbee (toy) · fi liitokiekko (toy) · mk фризби (toy) · fi liitokiekkoilu (sport) · mn нисдэг таваг (toy) · is svifdiskur (toy) · vi đĩa ném thể thao (toy) · bar Frisbee (toy) · la discus volans (toy) · tr frizbi (toy) · he פריזבי (toy) · uk фрісбі (toy) · nl frisbee (toy) · es frisbi (toy) · hy տարելկա (toy) · vi đĩa ném (toy) · lv frisbija disks (toy)

Frisbee en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹɪzbi/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

1957, brand name Frisbee was trademarked in 1959 by Fred Morrison, later acquired by Wham-O. From an alteration of frisbie, applied to the disk game by U.S. college students who tossed pie plates from Mrs. Frisbie's Pies, Frisbie Bakery, Bridgeport Ct., since the 1930s. From the English family name Frisbie, Frisby attested 1226, from the toponym attested 1086 in Frisby on the Wreak, Leicestershire, from Old Danish Frisby (“Frisian village”).

Meanings

1. A trademarked brand name of disc-shaped gliding toy.

Forms

Frisbee en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹɪzbi/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

1957, brand name Frisbee was trademarked in 1959 by Fred Morrison, later acquired by Wham-O. From an alteration of frisbie, applied to the disk game by U.S. college students who tossed pie plates from Mrs. Frisbie's Pies, Frisbie Bakery, Bridgeport Ct., since the 1930s. From the English family name Frisbie, Frisby attested 1226, from the toponym attested 1086 in Frisby on the Wreak, Leicestershire, from Old Danish Frisby (“Frisian village”).

Meanings

1. To throw something in the manner of a Frisbee.
   • The bartender Frisbeed a cardboard coaster to the patron at the end of the bar.

Forms