Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

something is rotten in denmark

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: some-thing is rot-ten in -den-mark
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Ellipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Example Sentences

"Among other sources who pepper the book's pages with their tips: "the Bookkeeper," a conscience-stricken woman who served C.R.P.'s finance chairman, Maurice Stans. "Something is rotten in Denmark and I'm part of it," she tremblingly warned Bernstein in her home one night a few weeks after the breakin."

Questions

What does something is rotten in denmark mean?: Ellipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

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