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what's your poison

/ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
what’s your poi-son
IPA
/ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?

Dated; Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From poison (“(informal) intoxicating drink; liquor”), from the fact that such beverages are toxic to the human body.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/
  • British English: /ˌwɒts jə ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

choose your poison (alternative) name your poison (alternative) pick your poison (alternative)

Synonyms

what's yours what's your pleasure

Rhymes With

poison foison

Questions

How do you pronounce what's your poison?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌ(h)wʌts jəɹ ˈpɔɪz(ə)n/.
What does what's your poison mean?
Used to someone what alcoholic beverage they would like to drink: what drink would you like to have?
Where does what's your poison come from?
From poison (“(informal) intoxicating drink; liquor”), from the fact that such beverages are toxic to the human body.

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