Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nail to the counter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
nail -to the -counter
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To expose publicly as false.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From the old practice of nailing a counterfeit coin to a shop counter.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nails to the counter (present, singular) nailing to the counter (participle, present) nailed to the counter (participle, past) nailed to the counter (past)

Questions

What does nail to the counter mean?
To expose publicly as false.
Where does nail to the counter come from?
From the old practice of nailing a counterfeit coin to a shop counter.

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