Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up shit's creek without a paddle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
up- shit's creek with-out a -pad-dle
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Alternative form of up shit creek.

Questions

What does up shit's creek without a paddle mean?
Alternative form of up shit creek.

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