Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiff upper lips

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables
stiff up-per lips
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does stiff upper lips mean?
plural of stiff upper lip

How to pronounce stiff upper lips

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