Speakur

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not be caught dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
not be -caugh-t dead
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refuse completely to do something, generally out of scorn.

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What does not be caught dead mean?
To refuse completely to do something, generally out of scorn.

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