Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

devil's buttermilk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: dev-il's but-ter-milk
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I am glad that you, Mr. Speaker, are in a minority, because we both refrain from indulging in the stronger waters—or the Devil's buttermilk, as I sometimes call it."

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Devil's buttermilk (canonical)

Questions

What does devil's buttermilk mean?: Whiskey.

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