Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

few cards shy of a full deck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
few -card-s shy of a -ful-l deck
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Mentally deranged; demented; insane.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

a few cards shy of a full deck (canonical) few cards short of a full deck (alternative)

Phrases

full-deckism

Frequently Paired Words

full-deckism

Antonyms

play with a full deck

Questions

What does few cards shy of a full deck mean?
Mentally deranged; demented; insane.

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