Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the wrong side of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: the wrong side of
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Older than (the stated age, typically a decade).

phrase

Used in various other expressions to refer to an inimical or disfavoured condition.

Example Sentences

"She looked to be the wrong side of forty."
"Two weary, worn-out men, one of them on the wrong side of forty, a rocking-stone to take off from, a trembling point of rock some few feet across to land upon, and a bottomless gulf to be cleared in a raging gale!"
"the wrong side of the tracks, the wrong side of the law, the wrong side of history"

Phrases

get out of bed on the wrong side on the wrong foot

Frequently Paired Words

get out of bed on the wrong side on the wrong foot

Questions

What does the wrong side of mean?: Older than (the stated age, typically a decade).

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