Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seven bells out of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: sev-en -bell-s out of
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

Slang

Example Sentences

"to beat seven bells out of someone"
"If they told a boy they would knock seven bells out of him if he did a certain thing, when he did that thing, seven bells invariably were knocked out of him."
"We beat seven bells out of each other, he broke my nose, I split open his eye, and I ended up winning on points."

Etymology

From seven bells.

Usage

Slang

Phrases

the seven bells

Frequently Paired Words

the seven bells

Synonyms

seven bells out of seven hells out of the bejeebers out of the bejesus out of the crap out of the daylight out of the daylights out of the devil out of the dickens out of the flying fuck out of the fuck out of the fuckola out of

Questions

What does seven bells out of mean?: Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
Where does seven bells out of come from?: From seven bells.

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