Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toes up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
toes up
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person, dead or killed.

Slang

adj

Broken, completely failed so as to become inactive.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From toes + up, in reference to a corpse lying on its back.

Usage

Inflected Forms

toes-up (alternative)

Questions

What does toes up mean?
Of a person, dead or killed.
Where does toes up come from?
From toes + up, in reference to a corpse lying on its back.

How to pronounce toes up

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