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scare the pants off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
scare the -pants off
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To scare or startle someone thoroughly.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

scares the pants off (present, singular) scaring the pants off (participle, present) scared the pants off (participle, past) scared the pants off (past)

Synonyms

scare someone's pants off

Questions

What does scare the pants off mean?
To scare or startle someone thoroughly.

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