Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one of us

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.89 in modern English

Syllables
one of us
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A phrase chanted by a member or members of the in-group (almost always more than once) when a new member has joined or been accepted, willingly or by doing a behavior or action that is considered to have brought them into the group.

Etymology

A phrase chanted by the sideshow performers in the 1932 horror film Freaks.

Questions

What does one of us mean?
A phrase chanted by a member or members of the in-group (almost always more than once) when a new member has joined or been accepted, willingly or by doing a behavior or action that is considered to have brought them into the group.
Where does one of us come from?
A phrase chanted by the sideshow performers in the 1932 horror film Freaks.

How to pronounce one of us

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