Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one and nines

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: one and nines
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cheap seats in a theatre, costing one shilling and nine pence.

British usage

Example Sentences

"When Tomorrow Comes was probably some sort of weepy love story which always got him laughing like a drain, often leading to his physical removal from the one and nines."

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does one and nines mean?: Cheap seats in a theatre, costing one shilling and nine pence.

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