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sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
stick-s and -s-tones -may break my bones, but -word-s will n-ev-er hurt me
IPA
95
Scrabble Score
53
Letters
9
Syllables
19
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.

Etymology

The earliest recording dates from March 1862 in the US, but is implied to have been used earlier.

Inflected Forms

sticks and stones (alternative) sticks and stones may break my bones (alternative) sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me (alternative) sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me (alternative) sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me (alternative)

Phrases

don't feed the troll

Frequently Paired Words

don't feed the troll

Synonyms

the pen is mightier than the sword

Antonyms

the tongue wounds more than a lance

Questions

What does sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me mean?
A response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference.
Where does sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me come from?
The earliest recording dates from March 1862 in the US, but is implied to have been used earlier.

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