Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kept up with the joneses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
kep-t up with- the jone-ses
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of keep up with the Joneses

Questions

What does kept up with the joneses mean?
simple past and past participle of keep up with the Joneses

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