Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you don't know where it's been

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English

Syllables
you -don't -know where it's been
IPA
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

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What does you don't know where it's been mean?
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.

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