Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enough already

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables
enough al-ready
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Stop; that is enough (of some negative behavior such as arguing).

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Synchronically, from enough + already. Diachronically, possibly a Calque of Yiddish גענוג שוין (genug shoyn).

Usage

Synonyms

that's enough enough no more please cut it out knock it off shut up STFU

Questions

What does enough already mean?
Stop; that is enough (of some negative behavior such as arguing).
Where does enough already come from?
Synchronically, from enough + already. Diachronically, possibly a Calque of Yiddish גענוג שוין (genug shoyn).

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