Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

does the pope shit in the woods

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: does the pope shit in the -woods
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

Humorous

Example Sentences

""You still interested in a writing job?" he asked. […] Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear shit in the woods? Or, as one of the guys had said a few weeks before, Does the Pope shit in the woods? A writing job. “Yeah,” was all she could say."
""I asked her if she would like a coffee. She turned round, smiled and said: 'Does the Pope shit in the woods?' The wife was aghast. Of course I got the blame!”"
""[…] do you understand that last point about combining two jokes together?" […] I almost replied 'Does a bear shit in the woods?' but then I […] saw the chance to answer in a way that would show I understood them perfectly. "Does the pope shit in the woods?" There was a huge round of applause from the invisible audience, in fact it wasn't just a round of applause, ..."

Etymology

A combination of the two rhetorical questions is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods?. Compare is a bear Catholic?.

Usage

Humorous

Synonyms

does the Pope wear a funny hat do fish swim is a bear Catholic is the Pope Catholic

Antonyms

is the Pope Muslim is the Pope Jewish

Questions

What does does the pope shit in the woods mean?: Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
Where does does the pope shit in the woods come from?: A combination of the two rhetorical questions is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods?. Compare is a bear Catholic?.

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