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horseshoe up one's ass

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
horse-shoe up one's ass
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Exceptionally favorable personal luck.

Example Sentences

Etymology

To have something up one's ass (= stowed there) is (in cynical jocular formulation) to have it on hand and available despite the unlikelihood of being so equipped. (You're going to patch that tire right now, out here? What, do you have a patch kit up your ass?) A horseshoe is a traditional good luck charm in folklore. Thus, to have a horseshoe up one's ass is to have an unlikely amount of luck and to carry it around continuously in a way that seems unexpected.

Phrases

pull out of one's ass

Frequently Paired Words

pull out of one's ass

Questions

What does horseshoe up one's ass mean?
Exceptionally favorable personal luck.
Where does horseshoe up one's ass come from?
To have something up one's ass (= stowed there) is (in cynical jocular formulation) to have it on hand and available despite the unlikelihood of being so equipped. (You're going to patch that tire right now, out here? What, do you have a patch kit up your ass?) A horseshoe is a traditional good luck charm in folklore. Thus, to have a horseshoe up one's ass is to have an unlikely amount of luck and to carry it around continuously in a way that seems unexpected.

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