Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you got a mouse in your pocket

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: you -got a -mouse in y-our pock-et
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used as a response to statements starting with "we," usually indicating the speaker does not want to be involved in the interlocutor's statements.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Your back teeth don't know what your front teeth are saying. 'We know nothing about anything.' Who's we, Connors, you got a mouse in your pocket?"

Etymology

From the idea of another referent included in "we," besides the speaker, being invisible.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

is there a mouse in your pocket (alternative)

Synonyms

you got a mouse in your purse

Questions

What does you got a mouse in your pocket mean?: Used as a response to statements starting with "we," usually indicating the speaker does not want to be involved in the interlocutor's statements.
Where does you got a mouse in your pocket come from?: From the idea of another referent included in "we," besides the speaker, being invisible.

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