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send to coventry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
send -to -coven-try
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Some believe that the phrase dates from the English Civil War, when a military prison was located in that city. Others say it dates from the 18th century, when Coventry was the nearest town to London that lay outside the jurisdiction of the Bow Street Runners and so London criminals would flee to Coventry to escape arrest.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sends to Coventry (present, singular) sending to Coventry (participle, present) sent to Coventry (participle, past) sent to Coventry (past)

Questions

What does send to coventry mean?
To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
Where does send to coventry come from?
Some believe that the phrase dates from the English Civil War, when a military prison was located in that city. Others say it dates from the 18th century, when Coventry was the nearest town to London that lay outside the jurisdiction of the Bow Street Runners and so London criminals would flee to Coventry to escape arrest.

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