Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tens across the board

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: ten-s across the board
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to express praise or amazement.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Flashing their magical smiles at the premiere of “The Dressmaker” in Melbourne, Australia, we couldn't decided^([sic]) who was the better looking bro, Liam (far l.) or Chris Hemsworth (near l.), so we'll just call it even. Tens across the board – for being handsome."
"Yas (Vivian Oparah): Babe, that outfit? Tens across the board. Woman in Shop (Charlotte Melia): Oh. Thank you so much."

Etymology

Referring to the points awarded by judges in juried competitions, ten being the highest possible score.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does tens across the board mean?: Used to express praise or amazement.
Where does tens across the board come from?: Referring to the points awarded by judges in juried competitions, ten being the highest possible score.

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