famous last words
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A notable final utterance before death, especially one made by a celebrity or historical figure.
noun
A statement which is overly optimistic, results from overconfidence, or lacks realistic foresight.
Example Sentences
- "Lawrence died defending his vessel and his famous last words, "Don't give up the ship," have been familiar to every schoolboy."
- "When Arria's husband was hesitating to kill himself, she stabbed herself with his dagger, to demonstrate to him how to accomplish a noble suicide. Her famous last words—Paete, non dolet ["Paetus, it does not hurt!"]."
- "Says one Sperry product executive: "As a manager, there is almost nothing you can do to get fired here." Considering the new circumstances, those could be famous last words."
- ""But Nick—I'm never getting married again. I'm serious about that.""Famous last words.""
- ""Lindsey and Tess are both armed. And Stella and Robert are here. We're ridiculously safe." "Those sound like such famous last words," Dave said."