Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glint in the milkman's eye

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: glin-t in the milk-man's -eye
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.

British usage; Humorous

Example Sentences

"It’s no wonder then that, musically, from Summer Camp to Best Coast, we’ve stepped into a sepia time machine recently, transported back to a golden age where romance abounded and Justin Bieber was a mere glint in the milkman’s eye."
""And which Pitt would this be? Pitt the Toddler? Pitt the Embryo? Pitt the Glint in the Milkman's Eye?""

Etymology

Created by analogy with similar expressions such a glint in your father's eye, but implying the child was conceived adulterously; milkmen, visiting housewives while their husbands would have been at work, are often associated with adultery.

Usage

British usage
Humorous

Inflected Forms

glints in the milkman's eye (plural)

Synonyms

twinkle in one's daddy's eye twinkle in one's father's eye

Questions

What does glint in the milkman's eye mean?: Someone or something that has not been born or conceived yet.
Where does glint in the milkman's eye come from?: Created by analogy with similar expressions such a glint in your father's eye, but implying the child was conceived adulterously; milkmen, visiting housewives while their husbands would have been at work, are often associated with adultery.

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