Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teacup and saucer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: teacup and saucer
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of 19th-century English comedy pioneered by T. W. Robertson, characterised by natural dialogue and down-to-earth, domestic settings.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If a Drama is bold and romantic, it is unnatural, it does not resemble Life. If, on the other hand, it resembles Life very much, it is commonplace, it is of the “teacup and saucer” order, it has no morale, no bearing on questions of moral sewage and drainage."
"In his youth [Clement Scott] was among the revolutionaries who rallied around the teacup-and-saucer comedy; in his age he was a likable and vigorous reactionary."
"He did not care very much for Wilde’s teacup-and-saucer drama but thought it went over well and was likely to be a success […]"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tea-cup and saucer (alternative) cup and saucer (alternative)

Questions

What does teacup and saucer mean?: A type of 19th-century English comedy pioneered by T. W. Robertson, characterised by natural dialogue and down-to-earth, domestic settings.

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