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leaner and meaner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
lean-er and mean-er
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of lean and mean: more lean and mean

Questions

What does leaner and meaner mean?
comparative form of lean and mean: more lean and mean

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