Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tidy one's sock drawer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: tidy one's -sock- -draw-er
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do, or supposedly do, a mundane and unimportant activity as an excuse to avoid something onerous or unappealing.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tidy, one's, sock, drawer.

Example Sentences

"My tax return has to be completed today, but I feel a sudden urge to tidy my sock drawer."
"That guy at work asked me to a party on Saturday, but I think I'm tidying my sock drawer that night."

Inflected Forms

tidies one's sock drawer (present, singular) tidying one's sock drawer (participle, present) tidied one's sock drawer (participle, past) tidied one's sock drawer (past)

Questions

What does tidy one's sock drawer mean?: To do, or supposedly do, a mundane and unimportant activity as an excuse to avoid something onerous or unappealing.

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