Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over the left shoulder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: over the left- shoul-der
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"He said it, and it is true — over the left shoulder."

Usage

Synonyms

bender over over the bender over the left

Questions

What does over the left shoulder mean?: Used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief.

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