gruntometer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From grunt +‎ -o- +‎ -meter.

Noun[edit]

gruntometer (plural gruntometers)

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