Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the town

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: on the -town
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Casually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.

Example Sentences

"They went out for a night on the town, but it turned into a pub crawl."
"They were on the town nearly until dawn."

Phrases

paint the town red night out

Frequently Paired Words

paint the town red night out

Synonyms

on the tiles

Questions

What does on the town mean?: Casually enjoying the nightlife of a town or city.

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