Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tight as dick's hatband

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: tight as dick-'s hat-band
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Very tight, whether:

Colloquial; Dated

phrase

Very tight, whether:

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"She's sharp as a tack when she wants to be and still tight as Dick's Hatband about her money."

Etymology

A variant of the phrase Dick's hatband.

Usage

Inflected Forms

as tight as Dick's hatband (canonical) tighter than Dick's hatband (alternative)

Synonyms

clingy figure-hugging tight-fitting miserly niggardly s

Questions

What does tight as dick's hatband mean?: Very tight, whether:
Where does tight as dick's hatband come from?: A variant of the phrase Dick's hatband.

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