Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold my beer

/hoʊld maɪ bɪɹ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: hold my beer
IPA: /hoʊld maɪ bɪɹ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

I am about to start a fight.

Humorous

phrase

I am about to attempt something dangerous or unintelligent.

Humorous

phrase

I will outperform someone who did something foolish by doing something even more foolish.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"98% of Americans say 'oh shit' before going into the ditch on a slippery road. The other 2% are from Minnesota and they say, ‘hold my beer and watch this.’"
"When he says “Hold my beer and watch this” What he means is “I'm a crazy Redneck and love to show off.”"
"[[https://twitter.com/bpedaci/status/796205042802065409] BRITAIN: Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake. USA: Hold my beer]."

Etymology

Suggesting that the speaker is interrupting their consumption of beer in order to engage in an act of alcohol-induced bravado.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hoʊld maɪ bɪɹ/
British English: /həʊld maɪ bɪə/

Usage

Humorous

Phrases

hold my milk

Questions

How do you pronounce hold my beer?: The recorded pronunciation is /hoʊld maɪ bɪɹ/.
What does hold my beer mean?: I am about to start a fight.
Where does hold my beer come from?: Suggesting that the speaker is interrupting their consumption of beer in order to engage in an act of alcohol-induced bravado.

How to pronounce hold my beer

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