Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pin the tail on the donkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: pin the -tail on the -don-key
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.

Uncountable

noun

Any attempt to aim something somewhere while handicapped in doing so.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Without it, you may as well be playing pin the tail on the donkey with your marketing efforts."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pin the tail on the donkey mean?: A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.

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