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calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
call-s a s-pade a s-pade and a shov-el a shov-el
IPA
55
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel

Questions

What does calls a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel

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