Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

could be written on the back of a postage stamp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: could be writ-ten on the back- of a -postage s-tamp
IPA

67

Scrabble Score

38

Letters

5

Syllables

20

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Something that is very small or limited.

Example Sentences

""That's the answer," he announced gleefully. "What you don't know about chickens could be written on the back of a postage stamp."
"Something classical that Annie couldn't immediately place, which was hardly surprising given that what Annie knew about symphonies could be written on the back of a postage stamp."

Etymology

Due to the very small size of a postage stamp. First use appears c. 1905. See cite below.

Synonyms

could fit on the back of a postage stamp

Questions

What does could be written on the back of a postage stamp mean?: Something that is very small or limited.
Where does could be written on the back of a postage stamp come from?: Due to the very small size of a postage stamp. First use appears c. 1905. See cite below.

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