Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shake and bake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: shake and bake
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something fast, or easy to use or perform; a simple, crude object or action.

Informal

noun

A non-commissioned officer with little experience, qualified through a special course.

American usage; Slang

adj

Crude, unsophisticated; not professionally done, improvised.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Yet, until the last few decades of the twentieth century, the approach that Levi describes, which chemists like to call ‘shake and bake’, was often the best they could do."

Etymology

From the brand name Shake 'n Bake, a powdered seasoning, so called because one could put it in a plastic bag with meat, then easily season the meat by shaking.

Usage

Informal
American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

shake and bakes (plural) shake-and-bake (alternative) shake 'n bake (alternative) shake 'n' bake (alternative) more shake and bake (comparative) most shake and bake (superlative)

Phrases

wake and bake bake-off dump-and-bake quick-and-dirty ready-made

Frequently Paired Words

bake-off dump-and-bake quick-and-dirty ready-made

Questions

What does shake and bake mean?: Something fast, or easy to use or perform; a simple, crude object or action.
Where does shake and bake come from?: From the brand name Shake 'n Bake, a powdered seasoning, so called because one could put it in a plastic bag with meat, then easily season the meat by shaking.

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