Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forever and a day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables: forever and a -day
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

For a very long or seemingly endless time.

Example Sentences

"I'll love you forever and a day."
"If this be not that you looke for, I haue no more to ſay, / But bid Bianca farewell for euer and a day."
"What you gonna do when you just found forever? / Where you gonna get to when you can't get it together? / Forever and a day"
"I went to the front yard, talked for maybe two more hours with Colombina and Rosita, his caretaker, and then we had to leave, but Nicanor still had enough material for forever and a day."
"Honestly, I had acne forever and a day and just struggled to find a routine that addressed my sensitive skin and so I made it!"

Etymology

Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.

Synonyms

for ever and ever forever and forever forever and ay a year and a day forever

Questions

What does forever and a day mean?: For a very long or seemingly endless time.
Where does forever and a day come from?: Possibly a folk-etymological alteration of forever and ay.

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