Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saucebox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sauce-box
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.

Colloquial

noun

The mouth.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Grilla: You are too perstreperous, sauce-box."
"“Shut your saucebox and get out of my sight,” Blade said."

Etymology

From sauce + box.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

sauceboxes (plural)

Questions

What does saucebox mean?: A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.
Where does saucebox come from?: From sauce + box.

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