Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leg around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
leg around
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

legs around (present, singular) legging around (participle, present) legged around (participle, past) legged around (past)

Questions

What does leg around mean?
To hang around a person or place to suck up to them, to lobby them or to otherwise get special treatment.

How to pronounce leg around

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