Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lick of paint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: lick- of -paint
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A visual redesign or revamp.

Informal

Example Sentences

"We've given our website a lick of paint."
""It's far more than a lick of paint," says Southern's project director Alistair Hinze, who has worked across the project since it began."

Etymology

Compare French coup de peinture.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

licks of paint (plural)

Questions

What does lick of paint mean?: A visual redesign or revamp.
Where does lick of paint come from?: Compare French coup de peinture.

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