Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sick as a parrot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: sick- as a -par-rot
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely sick; very ill.

Colloquial

adj

Very disappointed; miserable.

British usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Bridge was over the moon and Terry sick as a parrot as the game ended 4-2 following a late Chelsea penalty."
"2010 December 7, Wirral Euro MP is sick as a parrot over England World Cup bid humiliation, Wirral Globe."
"Team manager Tony Jackson said: “I’m as sick as a parrot as I’ve ever been. There’s no doubt we should have won this one if it hadn’t been for the riders we have who suffered knocks.”"

Etymology

(very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.

Usage

Colloquial
British usage

Synonyms

sick as a cat sick as a dog sick as a horse

Questions

What does sick as a parrot mean?: Extremely sick; very ill.
Where does sick as a parrot come from?: (very disappointed): Apparently of sporting (soccer) origin.

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