Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give the mitten to

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
give the mit-ten -to
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dismiss as a lover; to break up with.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

gives the mitten to (present, singular) giving the mitten to (participle, present) gave the mitten to (past) given the mitten to (participle, past)

Synonyms

give someone the mitten

Questions

What does give the mitten to mean?
To dismiss as a lover; to break up with.

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