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sneeze on the truth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
sneeze on the truth
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.

Humorous

Etymology

A common Russian superstition.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sneezes on the truth (present, singular) sneezing on the truth (participle, present) sneezed on the truth (participle, past) sneezed on the truth (past)

Questions

What does sneeze on the truth mean?
To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.
Where does sneeze on the truth come from?
A common Russian superstition.

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