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go down the toilet

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
go -down the -toi-let
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fail.

verb

To degenerate rapidly.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, down, the, toilet.

Inflected Forms

goes down the toilet (present, singular) going down the toilet (participle, present) went down the toilet (past) gone down the toilet (participle, past)

Phrases

go to the toilet circle the drain in the toilet

Frequently Paired Words

go to the toilet circle the drain in the toilet

Synonyms

go down the drain go down the plughole go down the khazi go down the pan go down the tubes go down the tube go to hell go to seed go to the dogs

Questions

What does go down the toilet mean?
To fail.

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