Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eat one's hat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: eat one's hat
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Used to express absolute certainty that something will not happen or is untrue.

Example Sentences

"He said he would eat his hat if more than ten people came. He'd better fetch a knife and fork!"

Inflected Forms

eats one's hat (present, singular) eating one's hat (participle, present) ate one's hat (past) eaten one's hat (participle, past)

Questions

What does eat one's hat mean?: Used to express absolute certainty that something will not happen or is untrue.

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