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fickle finger of fate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
fick-le fin-ger of -fate
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.

Informal

Etymology

Chosen for the alliteration.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the fickle finger of fate (canonical)

Questions

What does fickle finger of fate mean?
The unpredictable nature of fate, sometimes helping and sometimes hindering.
Where does fickle finger of fate come from?
Chosen for the alliteration.

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