Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lather, rinse, repeat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: lath-er, rin-se, re-peat
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Indicating that an action or process was repeated, or needs to be repeated.

Humorous; Informal

phrase

Indicating that an action or process happens often and is futile.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Use the step backward icon again and experiment with the other three icons, drawing overlapping shapes. Lather, rinse, repeat."
"Then, burned-out after a spring and summer of machining, testing, tweaking, lather, rinse, repeat, I took a driving vacation with my husband […]"
"Lather, rinse, repeat until you get tired of watching your money go down the drain."

Etymology

From the directions on a bottle of shampoo.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wash, rinse, repeat (alternative) rinse and repeat (alternative) rinse-repeat (alternative)

Phrases

the mixture as before

Frequently Paired Words

the mixture as before

Questions

What does lather, rinse, repeat mean?: Indicating that an action or process was repeated, or needs to be repeated.
Where does lather, rinse, repeat come from?: From the directions on a bottle of shampoo.

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