Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

not in kansas anymore

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: not in kansas any-more
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"As soon as I walked into that party I thought, "I'm not in Kansas anymore.""
"John Crosbie? A Tory government? You could be forgiven if your first reaction was the feeling that you weren't in Kansas anymore."
"The police action is rough and raw, like Hill Street Blues. But when a courtroom jury, asked for its verdict, breaks into song, we know we're not in Kansas anymore."
"C++ meets all three of these classic criteria of object-orientedness, but once you really start to take advantage of them in your programs, you'll find you're definitely not in Kansas anymore."

Etymology

From the film The Wizard of Oz (1939), in which Dorothy states, “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

not in Kansas any more (alternative)

Phrases

you can't go home again

Frequently Paired Words

you can't go home again

Synonyms

out of one's depth

Questions

What does not in kansas anymore mean?: No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings.
Where does not in kansas anymore come from?: From the film The Wizard of Oz (1939), in which Dorothy states, “Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.”

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