more life in a tramp's vest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

"We had been used to the patter and banter of the Gorbals and, after a particularly dull conversation with one of our new neighbours, my mother told me that she'd 'seen mair life in a tramp's vest'."
"I'd seen more life in a tramp's vest than I had in this lad, and he just sat on the bike totally unconcerned as I approached him on foot."

A tramp's vest might be expected to be infested with living things such as fleas.

Questions

What does more life in a tramp's vest mean?

Where does more life in a tramp's vest come from?

How to pronounce more life in a tramp's vest

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “more life in a tramp's vest”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “more life in a tramp's vest”.

Repeat and practice — Say “more life in a tramp's vest” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.