Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

we hardly knew ye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: we hard-ly knew ye
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Lamenting a person or thing gone too soon.

Example Sentences

"JOE C, WE HARDLY KNEW YE"

Etymology

Probably from the traditional song "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" (also known as "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye" or "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya"), first published in 1867.

Questions

What does we hardly knew ye mean?: Lamenting a person or thing gone too soon.
Where does we hardly knew ye come from?: Probably from the traditional song "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" (also known as "Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye" or "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya"), first published in 1867.

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