Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truth or consequences

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: truth or -con-se-quences
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.

Etymology

Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to Truth or Consequences, the title of a popular NBC Radio quiz show, in 1950, after its host Ralph Edwards announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show.

Phrases

T or C

Synonyms

T or C Hot Springs Hot Spring

Questions

What does truth or consequences mean?: A city, the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.
Where does truth or consequences come from?: Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to Truth or Consequences, the title of a popular NBC Radio quiz show, in 1950, after its host Ralph Edwards announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show.

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