Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

useful as a chocolate teapot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: use-ful as a -choco-late teapot
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Totally useless.

Etymology

Since a chocolate teapot would be melted by hot tea and is therefore a useless idea.

Inflected Forms

as much use as a chocolate teapot (alternative)

Phrases

chocolate teapot

Synonyms

as much use as a chocolate fireguard as much use as a chocolate teapot useful as tits on a bull

Questions

What does useful as a chocolate teapot mean?: Totally useless.
Where does useful as a chocolate teapot come from?: Since a chocolate teapot would be melted by hot tea and is therefore a useless idea.

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