Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get one's knickers in a knot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
get one's knick-er-s in a -knot
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Humorous; Informal

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Questions

What does get one's knickers in a knot mean?
Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

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