Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharp as a bowling ball

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
sharp as a bowl-ing ball
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not at all sharp-witted; very stupid.

Colloquial; Humorous

Usage

Questions

What does sharp as a bowling ball mean?
Not at all sharp-witted; very stupid.

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