Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can't make this stuff up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables
you -can't -make this stuff up
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.

intj

Used to express how ironically unbelievable or ridiculous a situation is.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Used to describe a situation so outlandish or ridiculous that one could not have imagined it.

Inflected Forms

you can't make this up (alternative) you couldn't make it up (alternative) you couldn't make this up (alternative) you can't make this shit up (alternative) you couldn't make this shit up (alternative)

Synonyms

fact is stranger than fiction truth is stranger than fiction

Questions

What does you can't make this stuff up mean?
The reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.
Where does you can't make this stuff up come from?
Used to describe a situation so outlandish or ridiculous that one could not have imagined it.

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