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on one's pat malone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
on one's -pat -malone
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alone, on one's own

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Australian rhyming slang; possibly from the ballad Paddy Malone in Australia, recounting the tribulations of an Irish immigrant.

Usage

Inflected Forms

on one's pat (alternative)

Questions

What does on one's pat malone mean?
Alone, on one's own
Where does on one's pat malone come from?
Australian rhyming slang; possibly from the ballad Paddy Malone in Australia, recounting the tribulations of an Irish immigrant.

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