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timmer

adjectivequality

unable to hear or sing pitch

unable to hear or reproduce musical pitch; tone-deaf

Example in use

Da Jock's timmer, sae we pit him at the drum.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/TIM-er/

Word snapshot

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutralalso: timber

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