Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paint the wagon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: paint the wag-on
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get things done.

Example Sentences

"John, you still haven’t closed that deal; you need to paint that wagon now!"

Etymology

Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my wayhttp://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/paintyourwagon/paintyourwagonimonmyway.htm: : Gotta dream boy : Gotta song : Paint your wagon : And come along

Inflected Forms

paints the wagon (present, singular) painting the wagon (participle, present) painted the wagon (participle, past) painted the wagon (past)

Questions

What does paint the wagon mean?: To get things done.
Where does paint the wagon come from?: Business jargon, based on the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon, I'm on my wayhttp://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/paintyourwagon/paintyourwagonimonmyway.htm: : Gotta dream boy : Gotta song : Paint your wagon : And come along

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