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teddy bears' picnic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
ted-dy bears' pic-nic
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A picnic to which attendees bring their teddy bears, typically as an organised community event.

Example Sentences

Etymology

After a popular children's song, The Teddy Bears' Picnic, music composed by John Walter Bratton, 1907, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy, 1932.

Inflected Forms

teddy bears' picnics (plural)

Questions

What does teddy bears' picnic mean?
A picnic to which attendees bring their teddy bears, typically as an organised community event.
Where does teddy bears' picnic come from?
After a popular children's song, The Teddy Bears' Picnic, music composed by John Walter Bratton, 1907, with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy, 1932.

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