Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go jump in the lake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: go jump in the lake
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.

Colloquial; Derogatory

Example Sentences

"When I asked for help cleaning the mess I made, the janitor told me to go jump in the lake, but he was only joking."
"... to sell it to the Mond or the International Nickel Company, and if they didn't choose to take it from us, they would tell us to go jump in the lake."
"We would tell the USSR to go jump in the lake. There would be no way we would tolerate that."

Usage

Inflected Forms

go (alternative) jump in a lake (alternative)

Synonyms

get lost go fly a kite take a long walk on a short pier go jump off a cliff go jump off a building

Questions

What does go jump in the lake mean?: Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.

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