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dark and stormy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
dark- and s-tormy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixed drink consisting of dark rum and ginger beer.

Inflected Forms

dark and stormies (plural)

Phrases

It was a dark and stormy night

Frequently Paired Words

It was a dark and stormy night

Questions

What does dark and stormy mean?
A mixed drink consisting of dark rum and ginger beer.

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