Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smooth as a baby's bottom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: smooth as a baby's bot-tom
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely smooth.

Informal

Example Sentences

"The texture has been described as being as soft and smooth as a baby's bottom"
"His cheeks were as smooth as a baby's bottom, and he smelled good."
"He'd sanded it for hours, "Until it was smooth as a baby's bottom," he'd said, and laughed his deep, throaty laugh."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does smooth as a baby's bottom mean?: Extremely smooth.

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