Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the plague

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: the -plague
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of the hell (“expletive”).

Dated

Example Sentences

"Money, money, is the matter, madam. We have got no money. What the plague do you send me of your fool's errand for?"
"[…] and that rancid, raw-boned parson, Gillespie—how the plague did they pick him up?—one of the mutes told Bob it was he."

Usage

Dated

Synonyms

the hell

Questions

What does the plague mean?: Synonym of the hell (“expletive”).

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