Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick out like dog's balls

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: stick- out -like -dog's balls
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.

Example Sentences

"We had stopped in a newly ploughed mealie (maize) field, out in the open, sticking out like dog's balls."
"The moment of my life that sticks out like dog's balls are the times when my family was being split up and placed in institutions."
"With our height above the Viets, we stick out like dog's balls as it is."

Etymology

Referring to the obviousness of a domestic dog's testicles.

Inflected Forms

sticks out like dog's balls (present, singular) sticking out like dog's balls (participle, present) stuck out like dog's balls (participle, past) stuck out like dog's balls (past)

Synonyms

stick out like a sore thumb stick out a mile stand out

Questions

What does stick out like dog's balls mean?: Be very noticeably different, especially in a negative way; to be particularly obtrusive, conspicuous, blatant, or prominent; to attract undue attention or notice.
Where does stick out like dog's balls come from?: Referring to the obviousness of a domestic dog's testicles.

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