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gruntometer en · NOUN

Etymology

From grunt + -o- + -meter.

Meanings

  1. A (non-scientific) device for measuring the volume of a tennis player's grunts of exertion.
    • In the land of the gruntometer, everyone should soon find out exactly how noisy. 2009 June 22, Christopher Clarey, “A Player’s Reputation Precedes Her, Loudly”, in New York Times:

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