Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three squares

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: three- squares
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Three square meals, understood as a complete, satisfying, and nourishing regimen of food taken over the course of a day.

Example Sentences

"Out there in Breughel, N.D., surrounded by an ocean of durum wheat, we got three squares a day, piled our plates and cried Yes! to seconds."
""We have a more than 50 per cent market share in the US and there is room to grow, especially internationally," said Frito-Lay Vice President, Lynn Markley. "People are beginning to snack more instead of having their old three squares a day.""
"Kay, 79, who lives in Philadelphia's Society Hill Towers, has completely forsaken the conventional three squares a day. Instead, he eats 15 to 20 times a day, grazing and nibbling in the manner of our ancestors."

Questions

What does three squares mean?: Three square meals, understood as a complete, satisfying, and nourishing regimen of food taken over the course of a day.

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