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off like a prom dress

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
of-f -like a prom -dress
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Pun on two senses of off, with the implication that a couple at a prom are likely to have sexual intercourse. Compare off like a bride's nightie.

Usage

Questions

What does off like a prom dress mean?
Making a start, or departing, very rapidly.
Where does off like a prom dress come from?
Pun on two senses of off, with the implication that a couple at a prom are likely to have sexual intercourse. Compare off like a bride's nightie.

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