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blow up the tote

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
blow up the -tote
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To win a race as a long shot.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the whimsical notion that the payout on a particularly high-priced longshot might be a larger number than the tote board is capable of computing and/or displaying.

Inflected Forms

blows up the tote (present, singular) blowing up the tote (participle, present) blew up the tote (past) blown up the tote (participle, past) light up the tote (alternative)

Questions

What does blow up the tote mean?
To win a race as a long shot.
Where does blow up the tote come from?
From the whimsical notion that the payout on a particularly high-priced longshot might be a larger number than the tote board is capable of computing and/or displaying.

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