Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have been to an irish wedding

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
have been -to an irish wed-ding
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a black eye.

Archaic; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

has been to an Irish wedding (perfect, present) having been to an Irish wedding (participle, perfect) had been to an Irish wedding (past, perfect)

Questions

What does have been to an irish wedding mean?
To have a black eye.

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