Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no great shakes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: no -great shakes
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You're welcome to stay here, but this hut ain't no great shakes for such as you."
"His tactic of pointing out the flaws of the Democrats does not mean that the Republican Party is any great shakes, as he intimates."
"The iPhone's 2.0 megapixel camera is no great shakes, but it's good enough as cellphone cameras go."
"Scotland began well and then slowly faded. Haiti were no great shakes but they were getting on top. Wasteful, but better than their heavily fancied opponents."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

comme ci comme ça nothing to write home about not worth writing home about

Questions

What does no great shakes mean?: Something unexceptional, not noteworthy or special.

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