Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

there's a grain of truth in every joke

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: there's a -grain of truth in ev-ery joke
IPA

57

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

3

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

Phrases

ha ha only serious many a true word is spoken in jest

Frequently Paired Words

ha ha only serious many a true word is spoken in jest

Questions

What does there's a grain of truth in every joke mean?: Whenever a person is joking, they are actually disguising thoughts and emotions, either subconsciously or deliberately.

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