Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all my eye

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: al-l my -eye
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

rubbish, humbug

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1849 October, "The Green Hand--A 'Short' Yarn. Part V", in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, vol. LXVI, American ed., vol. XXIX no. 4, page 440, That 'ere talk o' yours, Harry, consarnin' dazarts and what not--why, bless me, it's all my eye,--...."
"1883, Anthony Trollope, Mr. Scarborough's Family, chap. 25, "I suppose you mean to say that he has given orders that I am not to be admitted?"... "Oh, Mr. Harry, you shouldn't ask me, as is merely a servant." ..."That's all my eye, Matthew; you know all about it as well as any one. It is so. He does not want to see me.""

Usage

Phrases

my eye

Synonyms

all my eye and Betty Martin

Questions

What does all my eye mean?: rubbish, humbug

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