Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the whole world and his dog

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.88 in modern English

Syllables
the w-hole -world and his -dog
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

the whole world for a list of terms that mean the whole nine yards one man and his dog

Frequently Paired Words

the whole world for a list of terms that mean the whole nine yards one man and his dog

Synonyms

everyone and their dog

Questions

What does the whole world and his dog mean?
Everybody; too many people; a huge crowd.

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