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if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry christmas

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
if if-s and but-s w-ere -can-dy and nut-s, we'd al-l have a mer-ry christ-mas
IPA
94
Scrabble Score
53
Letters
10
Syllables
18
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Synonym of if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Synonyms

if wishes were horses beggars would ride

Questions

What does if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry christmas mean?
Synonym of if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

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