Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

without tea and biscuits

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: with-out tea and bis-cuits
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Inquisitorial, severe.

British usage; Humorous

Example Sentences

"It is not actually the classic 'one-sided without tea and biscuits' meeting, but initially I am told that I mustn't let 'blood-lust' curb my judgement."
"If you’re recorded running at 77.1 mph over a 75 mph speed limit for a mile or so, that’s a meeting-without-tea-or-biscuits and a threat of disciplinary action, despite the fact that all you can tell is the needle is just over 75 – and on many trains it’ll be flickering too."

Usage

British usage
Humorous

Inflected Forms

without biscuits (alternative) without coffee (alternative) without tea (alternative) without tea or biscuits (alternative)

Questions

What does without tea and biscuits mean?: Inquisitorial, severe.

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