Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look who's talking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
look who's talk-ing
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.

Derogatory

Usage

Phrases

I know you are but what am I it takes one to know one listen to you pot calling the kettle black the call is coming from inside the house

Frequently Paired Words

hypocrisy hypocrite I know you are but what am I it takes one to know one listen to you pot calling the kettle black the call is coming from inside the house

Synonyms

hark who's talking that's rich coming from you you can talk you can't talk you're a fine one to talk you're one to talk you're the one to talk you shouldn't talk you should talk

Questions

What does look who's talking mean?
Used to highlight someone's hypocrisy by pointing out that the critic is guilty of the same fault that they attribute to or condemn in another.

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