you don't know where it's been
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English
42
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
An object encountered in an unfamiliar place (such as outdoors) could be dirty or contaminated by germs, and should therefore not be handled through bodily contact. Chiefly said to command children not to interact with foreign objects.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "Get that banana peel out of your mouth this instant! You don't know where it's been!"