Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give one's left nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
give one's left- nut
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Pay a very high price for something.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

The loss of a testicle would be a high price to pay for something. This synonym of give one's eye-teeth and give one's right arm most likely came after those, having been modeled after them facetiously.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives one's left nut (present, singular) giving one's left nut (participle, present) gave one's left nut (past) given one's left nut (participle, past)

Synonyms

an arm and a leg give one's eye-teeth give one's right arm king's ransom pretty penny

Questions

What does give one's left nut mean?
Pay a very high price for something.
Where does give one's left nut come from?
The loss of a testicle would be a high price to pay for something. This synonym of give one's eye-teeth and give one's right arm most likely came after those, having been modeled after them facetiously.

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