Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like kicking dead whales down the beach

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: like -kick-ing dead- whales -down the beach
IPA

70

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

5

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Very slow and difficult.

Slang

Example Sentences

"I have a full backup, but restoring 213 MB of data from one oppy to another with a single drive, even using dd and big packets, is going to be like kicking dead whales down the beach. Is there an easier way?"
"“How’s it going?” I asked. ¶ “Swimmingly, man. Like kicking dead whales down the beach.”"

Etymology

Originating in computer programming jargon.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

like kicking a dead whale down the beach (alternative)

Questions

What does like kicking dead whales down the beach mean?: Very slow and difficult.
Where does like kicking dead whales down the beach come from?: Originating in computer programming jargon.

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