Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on my life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.77 in modern English

Syllables: on my life
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With all honesty and seriousness; affirmatively.

Informal; Slang

Example Sentences

"If I am driving and I say "Five-O behind us"...and you turn all the way around to look, on my life you're never riding with me again."

Etymology

Ellipsis of I swear on my life.

Usage

Synonyms

I swear to God seriously dead-ass

Questions

What does on my life mean?: With all honesty and seriousness; affirmatively.
Where does on my life come from?: Ellipsis of I swear on my life.

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