Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tbh

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
tbh
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Initialism of to be hired.

phrase

Initialism of to be had (“sexually available”).

Obsolete; Slang

prep_phrase

Initialism of to be honest.

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tbh

Questions

What does tbh mean?
Initialism of to be honest.

How to pronounce tbh

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