Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

never sick at sea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
nev-er sick- at sea
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Having all the qualifications and abilities one could possibly ask for (or almost, anyway)

Example Sentences

Etymology

A phrase that comes from a verse in H.M.S. Pinafore, an 1878 comic opera: Captain: I am never known to quail At the fury of a gale, and I'm never, never sick at sea! All: What, never? Captain: No, never! All: What, never? Captain: Hardly ever!

Questions

What does never sick at sea mean?
Having all the qualifications and abilities one could possibly ask for (or almost, anyway)
Where does never sick at sea come from?
A phrase that comes from a verse in H.M.S. Pinafore, an 1878 comic opera: Captain: I am never known to quail At the fury of a gale, and I'm never, never sick at sea! All: What, never? Captain: No, never! All: What, never? Captain: Hardly ever!

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