Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the daylights out of

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: the -day-light-s out of
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

Informal

Example Sentences

"It scared the daylights out of us!"
"Punching fast and furiously, I would beat the daylights out of them until they were bloody all over."
"The guy beat the daylights out of me, and I made a dollar. My wrestling license cost five dollars."
"Hi I am Kathryn Ann. I am a 47-year-old construction worker, I am married and have been for 28 years. I am also a cross dresser and have been as long as I can remember. I have never been out of the closet, but now the need to express myself is very strong! But scares the daylights out of me. I have lived the so called man's life and now I need to express my female side. But I have no idea where and how to do this safely, quietly and supportively, as I have no friends like myself in this matter."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the daylight out of (alternative)

Synonyms

the living daylights out of seven bells out of seven hells out of the bejeebers out of the bejesus out of the crap out of the daylight out of the daylights out of the devil out of the dickens out of the flying fuck out of the fuck out of

Questions

What does the daylights out of mean?: Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

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