Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oliver twist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
oliv-er twist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drunk, pissed.

Slang

Etymology

From the name of the main character in the eponymous novel by Charles Dickens.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Oliver Twist (comparative) most Oliver Twist (superlative)

Phrases

Synonyms

Questions

What does oliver twist mean?
Drunk, pissed.
Where does oliver twist come from?
From the name of the main character in the eponymous novel by Charles Dickens.

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