Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locked and loaded

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: locked and load-ed
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a weapon, ready and prepared.

American usage; Slang

adj

Of a person, ready or prepared for an imminent event.

American usage; Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of lock and load

Usage

American usage
Slang

Questions

What does locked and loaded mean?: Of a weapon, ready and prepared.

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