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old yeller

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
old yeller
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation in which something beloved must be killed or destroyed; a sad situation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the eponymous dog in the novel Old Yeller and later film.

Inflected Forms

Old Yellers (plural)

Questions

What does old yeller mean?
A situation in which something beloved must be killed or destroyed; a sad situation.
Where does old yeller come from?
From the eponymous dog in the novel Old Yeller and later film.

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