Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see a man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.63 in modern English

Syllables
see a -man
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly (euphemistic) to use the toilet or (historical) drink alcohol.

Dated

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of see a man about a dog.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sees a man (present, singular) seeing a man (participle, present) saw a man (past) seen a man (participle, past)

Synonyms

a man about a horse a man about a dog a man about the plumbing use the toilet urinate and Thesaurus:defecate

Questions

What does see a man mean?
Used in place of a real explanation when excusing oneself for a short period of time, particularly (euphemistic) to use the toilet or (historical) drink alcohol.
Where does see a man come from?
Clipping of see a man about a dog.

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