Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

see the dark side of the moon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: see the -dark- side of the -moon
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do or experience something exceedingly difficult or rare.

Example Sentences

"I gotta say.. some of the opinions expressed are like seeing the dark side of the moon to me (not necessarily a bad thing btw)."
"Examining them is like seeing the dark side of the moon, or stepping through a looking glass."
"I am not asking to see the dark side of the moon, God. Only one word."
"I've been down the darkest alleys, saw the dark side of the moon to get to you, to get to you."

Etymology

The "far side of the moon", the side we don't see from home, is sometimes referred to colloquially as the "dark side of the moon" where "dark" means "unseen" rather than "unlit." In the latter sense, there is no dark side, as both sides of the moon receive equal sunlight. This makes it more or less impossible to see the "dark" side of the moon if this is taken to mean "unlit", and it is impossible to see the "far" side of the moon from Earth in the sense of "unseen."

Inflected Forms

sees the dark side of the moon (present, singular) seeing the dark side of the moon (participle, present) saw the dark side of the moon (participle, past) saw the dark side of the moon (past)

Questions

What does see the dark side of the moon mean?: To do or experience something exceedingly difficult or rare.
Where does see the dark side of the moon come from?: The "far side of the moon", the side we don't see from home, is sometimes referred to colloquially as the "dark side of the moon" where "dark" means "unseen" rather than "unlit." In the latter sense, there is no dark side, as both sides of the moon receive equal sunlight. This makes it more or less impossible to see the "dark" side of the moon if this is taken to mean "unlit", and it is impossible to see the "far" side of the moon from Earth in the sense of "unseen."

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