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deaf as a doorknob

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
deaf- as a -door-knob
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

Questions

What does deaf as a doorknob mean?
Stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

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