Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worthington's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: wor-thing-ton's law
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

"More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"Did you know that according to Worthington's Law, the opera singer who called himself the "Great" Caruso was nowhere near as great as Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker?"
"You need to take into account Worthington's Law -- People who make more money than you are *better* than you, and are therefore above reproach."
"Even if they don’t win, at least Sean Payton knows he’s making more money than the rest of his contemporaries. Per Worthington’s law, that means he’s unassailable."

Etymology

From a 1997 comedy sketch on Mr. Show with Bob and David.

Usage

Humorous

Phrases

argumentum ad crumenam

Frequently Paired Words

argumentum ad crumenam

Questions

What does worthington's law mean?: "More money = better than". One who has more money is of greater value than one who has less.
Where does worthington's law come from?: From a 1997 comedy sketch on Mr. Show with Bob and David.

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