Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocking horse shit

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: rock-ing horse shit
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From the expression rare as rocking horse shit, with the joke being that rocking horses do not produce feces.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rocking-horse shit (alternative)

Phrases

mare's nest blinker fluid muffler bearing

Frequently Paired Words

horseshit mare's nest blinker fluid muffler bearing snark

Synonyms

hen's tooth rocking horse poo black swan lightning in a bottle one in a million rara avis rare bird rarity rocking horse shit unicorn

Questions

What does rocking horse shit mean?: Something exceedingly rare or, more likely, nonexistent.
Where does rocking horse shit come from?: From the expression rare as rocking horse shit, with the joke being that rocking horses do not produce feces.

How to pronounce rocking horse shit

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “rocking horse shit”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “rocking horse shit”.
Repeat and practice — Say “rocking horse shit” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.