Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair out of place

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables: hair out of -place
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Never fussed none about the work. Never hardly got a hair out of place."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hairs out of place (plural)

Questions

What does hair out of place mean?: The slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.

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