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do a melba

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
do a mel-ba
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a repeated comeback.

Australian usage; Informal

Etymology

Named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861–1931), famous for her large number of “farewell” appearances.

Usage

Inflected Forms

does a Melba (present, singular) doing a Melba (participle, present) did a Melba (past) done a Melba (participle, past)

Questions

What does do a melba mean?
To make a repeated comeback.
Where does do a melba come from?
Named after Australian opera singer Nellie Melba (1861–1931), famous for her large number of “farewell” appearances.

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