Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cat calling the kettle black

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
cat -call-ing the ket-tle black
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rare form of pot calling the kettle black.

Questions

What does cat calling the kettle black mean?
Rare form of pot calling the kettle black.

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