Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

srs bsns

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: srs b-sns
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is serious, important, formidable, etc., or is treated as such.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of srs bsns.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"(insert rant about how data protection is srs bsns and how Europe is trying to do the right thing and how the US is doing the wrong thing.)"
"Really? Are space-faring ghosts "srs bsns" to people like yourself?"
"Treasure really was, in his sister's words, srs bsns, to dragons."
"If you folks can't take being laughed at, you've really got to lighten up. I find you and Monica funny. It's all SRS BSNS for you. It's life-or-death-every-second-of-every-day."
"Oh, it's always been SRS BSNS. :)"
"We spoke to a bunch of them — including MIT's Ethan Zuckerman, and Harvard's Jonathan Zittrain and David Weinberger — to find out why the world's most ridiculous Internet fan fest is suddenly concerned with SRS BSNS."

Etymology

Abbreviation of serious business.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does srs bsns mean?: Something that is serious, important, formidable, etc., or is treated as such.
Where does srs bsns come from?: Abbreviation of serious business.

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