Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have been around the block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: have been around the block
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

1

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

to be experienced in life.

phrase

to have had much sex with many people, as if one has had sex with everyone on the block.

Example Sentences

"A no-nonsense, goal-oriented woman who's been around the block and lived to tell the tale."
"We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree."

Questions

What does have been around the block mean?: to be experienced in life.

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