Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there are more horses' asses than horses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: there are -more hors-es' ass-es than hors-es
IPA

47

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

There are plenty of obnoxious people (in the world, or in a specified place or situation). Apparently it can also refer to political situations.

Canadian usage; American usage; Humorous; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

there are more horses' asses than there are horses (alternative)

Questions

What does there are more horses' asses than horses mean?: There are plenty of obnoxious people (in the world, or in a specified place or situation). Apparently it can also refer to political situations.

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