Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sure as eggs is eggs

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: sure as eg-gs is eg-gs
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Most certainly.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"At this time of year, sure as eggs is eggs, the TV starts filling with Christmas ads for toys."

Etymology

Possible corruption of "x is x", a statement equivalent to the mathematical expression x = x, or the phrase "A is A" in relation to the law of identity.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

as sure as eggs are eggs (alternative) as sure as eggs is eggs (alternative) sure as eggs are eggs (alternative)

Questions

What does sure as eggs is eggs mean?: Most certainly.
Where does sure as eggs is eggs come from?: Possible corruption of "x is x", a statement equivalent to the mathematical expression x = x, or the phrase "A is A" in relation to the law of identity.

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