peanut butter and jelly
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Peanut butter and jelly (or jam) that is spread on bread to make a sandwich.
American usage; Uncountable
noun
A sandwich consisting of bread spread with layers of peanut butter and jelly.
American usage; Countable
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peanut butter, jelly.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "On your average march you'll find you get through a good two peanut butter and jellies before you even get to where you're supposed to demonstrate"
- "Sometimes they drift in from the Yukon and other far places, come in and sit down at the kitchen table, want a glass of milk and a peanut-butter-and-jelly, […] ."
- "And by the end of the Apollo moon-landing program, NASA was allowing common grocery items like bread slices, canned meats, and peanut butter and jellies on lunar missions."
- "I've got a peanut butter and jelly for your son."
- "Her mother stuffed a peanut butter and jelly into a bag and turned to look at Emily."
- "They sat across from each other on the blanket eating peanut butter and jellies and drinking pop."
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable
- Countable