Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

if there's grass on the pitch, play ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
if there's -grass on the pitch, -play ball
IPA
55
Scrabble Score
31
Letters
3
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Once someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are old enough for sexual intercourse.

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What does if there's grass on the pitch, play ball mean?
Once someone has grown pubic hair or started puberty, they are old enough for sexual intercourse.

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