it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English
42
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars
Meaning
proverb
There are more developments yet to come; one should not presume to know the outcome of an event which is still in progress.
Etymology
First appeared in 1976 in a Dallas Morning News article dated March 10, 1976. Popularized by sports coach Dick Motta in 1978. Generally understood to be in reference to opera sopranos, who were typically heavyset.
Inflected Forms
it ain't over till the fat lady sings (alternative)
it ain't over until the fat lady sings (alternative)
it isn't over 'til the fat lady sings (alternative)
it isn't over till the fat lady sings (alternative)
it isn't over until the fat lady sings (alternative)
it's not over 'til the fat lady sings (alternative)
it's not over till the fat lady sings (alternative)
it's not over until the fat lady sings (alternative)