Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

can a duck swim

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: can a -duck- swim
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A rhetorical question in response to a question whose answer is an emphatic yes.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Does it shoot straight? Does it — say, listen, old top, can a duck swim? You bet your boots it shoots straight."

Usage

Colloquial

Synonyms

does a bear shit in the woods? is the Pope Catholic?

Questions

What does can a duck swim mean?: A rhetorical question in response to a question whose answer is an emphatic yes.

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