Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the tack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: on the -tack
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Without alcohol; teetotal.

Slang

Example Sentences

"For they were always going on the tack; a dozen pairs of sympathetic eyes would follow the consciously heroic youth as he wandered down the veranda with a glass of orange juice in his hand; and they asked anxiously, ‘How goes it, Frankie?’"

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does on the tack mean?: Tacking.

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