Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a short drop and a sudden stop

[ə ˌʃɔɹʔ ˈdɹɒp ən ə ˌsʌdn̩ ˈstɒp]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: a short- -drop and a -sud-den stop
IPA: [ə ˌʃɔɹʔ ˈdɹɒp ən ə ˌsʌdn̩ ˈstɒp]

35

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fall to one's death by hanging.

Example Sentences

"I see, in other words, a short drop and then a sudden stop?"
"I intend to see to it that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves: A short drop and a sudden stop."
"> But, yeah, the death penalty is a little stiff just for pretentious writing. > Punning now… it’d be a capital idea, there. Let’s not start _that_ row. Give it a quick drop and a sudden stop, rather than letting them hang…"
"If you were lucky enough to survive all this lunacy, you always risked capture. There your story would end with a quick drop and a sudden stop, for piracy was punishable by hanging."

Etymology

Popular due to the internal rhyme of drop with stop.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [ə ˌʃɔɹʔ ˈdɹɒp ən ə ˌsʌdn̩ ˈstɒp]

Inflected Forms

a quick drop and a sudden stop (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce a short drop and a sudden stop?: The recorded pronunciation is [ə ˌʃɔɹʔ ˈdɹɒp ən ə ˌsʌdn̩ ˈstɒp].
What does a short drop and a sudden stop mean?: A fall to one's death by hanging.
Where does a short drop and a sudden stop come from?: Popular due to the internal rhyme of drop with stop.

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