Speakur

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get one's shorts in a knot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
get one's short-s in a -knot
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

Humorous; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's shorts in a knot (present, singular) getting one's shorts in a knot (participle, present) got one's shorts in a knot (past) got one's shorts in a knot (UK, participle) gotten one's shorts in a knot (US, participle)

Synonyms

get one's knickers in a twist

Questions

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

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