Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smell the coffee

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
smell the -cof-fee
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wake up and smell the coffee.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

smells the coffee (present, singular) smelling the coffee (participle, present) smelled the coffee (participle, past) smelled the coffee (past)

Questions

What does smell the coffee mean?
To wake up and smell the coffee.

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