Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep one's shirt on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
keep- one's shirt on
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

(Usually in the imperative) Stop being impatient; calm down.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

keeps one's shirt on (present, singular) keeping one's shirt on (participle, present) kept one's shirt on (participle, past) kept one's shirt on (past)

Questions

What does keep one's shirt on mean?
(Usually in the imperative) Stop being impatient; calm down.

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