Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarborough warning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: scar-bor-ough warn-ing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A warning given too late to be useful.

Etymology

Fuller links the phrase to the events of 1557, when Thomas Stafford seized upon Scarborough Castle before the townsmen had the least notice of his approach.

Inflected Forms

Scarborough warnings (plural)

Questions

What does scarborough warning mean?: A warning given too late to be useful.
Where does scarborough warning come from?: Fuller links the phrase to the events of 1557, when Thomas Stafford seized upon Scarborough Castle before the townsmen had the least notice of his approach.

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