Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seven shades

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: sev-en shades
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complete range; a whole lot; used with of and a noun or occasionally an adjective.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I'd have to be seven shades of stupid not to catch their drift."
"You can make that garbage predict anything you want, and that's exactly what those cretins have been doing for centuries—scaring seven shades of shit out of each other on the basis of the writings of a demented second-century surrealist."
"Get out there in the mud and allow your dearest friends to shoot seven shades of crap out of you."
"[…] she had hunted out a wide selection of articles about Michael Andreas and the companies he owned. She had also included old payroll records. 'Christ,' Jonah had said. 'Police information, and now this? It must be seven shades of illegal. […]"

Usage

Slang

Phrases

seven bells

Frequently Paired Words

seven bells

Questions

What does seven shades mean?: A complete range; a whole lot; used with of and a noun or occasionally an adjective.

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