Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out upon

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: out- upon
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Shame on; away with; curses upon.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"You skie-ſtaring Cocks combes you: you fat braines, out upon you; you are good for nothing but to ſweat night-caps, and make rug-gownes deare: […]"
"Clown: Out upon him! prig, for my life, prig: he haunts wakes, fairs and bear-baitings."
"To be his whore, is witles; Out upon't;"
"– Out upon you, said I! I cannot bear you."
"Out upon them! that they should dishonor their own mothers by such teaching."
"Out upon you, dark witches of evil!"

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

out on (alternative)

Synonyms

a pox on fie upon to hell with

Questions

What does out upon mean?: Shame on; away with; curses upon.

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