Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walk on the wild side

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: walk on the wild -side
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.

verb

To behave in an adventurous, risky, or morally questionable manner.

Example Sentences

"[S]he is drawn inexorably into the shady, but dangerously exciting world of one of her patients, a compulsive gambler. Her walk on the wild side leads her to a low-life gambling den, The House of Games."
"Thanks to the likes of James Bond, the trappings of spy-dom have long attracted jealous eyes and vivid imaginations of many who long for a walk on the wild side of espionage."
"L.A. Confidential . . . walks on the wild side with brief and startling violence, fleeting nudity, sexual situations and redolent seamy details."
"GM rolled the dice on a lifestyle vehicle that promised only modest sales. . . . That's the risk GM took when it decided to walk on the wild side."

Inflected Forms

walks on the wild side (plural) walks on the wild side (present, singular) walking on the wild side (participle, present) walked on the wild side (participle, past) walked on the wild side (past)

Synonyms

take a walk on the wild side

Questions

What does walk on the wild side mean?: An occasion or incident involving adventurous, risky, or morally questionable behavior.

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