Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

why buy a book when you can join a library

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
why buy a -book when y-ou -can join a li-brary
IPA
76
Scrabble Score
33
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Being available for sexual relationships with various people is preferable to committing oneself to a single partner.

Humorous

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What does why buy a book when you can join a library mean?
Being available for sexual relationships with various people is preferable to committing oneself to a single partner.

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