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queen anne's dead

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
queen an-ne's dead
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

That is yesterday's news; everybody knows that already.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Etymology

In reference to Anne, Queen of Great Britain, who died in 1714.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Queen Anne is dead (alternative)

Phrases

Captain Obvious master of the obvious

Frequently Paired Words

Captain Obvious master of the obvious

Synonyms

no shit no shit, Sherlock

Questions

What does queen anne's dead mean?
That is yesterday's news; everybody knows that already.
Where does queen anne's dead come from?
In reference to Anne, Queen of Great Britain, who died in 1714.

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