Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

done brown

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: done brown
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.

Dated

Example Sentences

"At the mention of the increased amount of odds, the snob took the youngster aside, and said to him, "Look now, by the book, we have the old man done brown; my horse is dead amiss, your cousin's horse you can beat easy, […]"

Etymology

See do someone brown.

Usage

Dated

Questions

What does done brown mean?: Thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.
Where does done brown come from?: See do someone brown.

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