born in a barn
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
In a past tense: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed for inappropriately, and usually neglectingly, leaving an exterior door or window open, considered ill-mannered.
adj
In a past tense: criticizing the person to whom the phrase is directed as lacking a sense of etiquette or being ill-mannered.
Example Sentences
- "Neither bothered to lock or shut the house's front or back doors. "It was like they had been born in a barn," she says."
- "His aunt said angrily: "Fritz, were you born in a barn? Don't you have any manners?""
- "Phone at a symphony concert? I'd ask if these people were born in a barn, but that would disrespect the animals."