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gruntometer

noun

gruntometer

noun

Etymology From grunt + -o- + -meter.

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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