Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

where it's at

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.78 in modern English

Syllables: where it's at
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"5 March 2012, Daily Telegraph, Stockholm: on the trail of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoohttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/9111563/Stockholm-on-the-trail-of-the-Girl-with-the-Dragon-Tattoo.html In fact, for armchair sleuths, Scandinavia — where waterfronts swiftly segue into gritty, albeit imagination-based, crime scenes — is where it's at."
"Too many students learn another discrimination, between school and the "real world." That discrimination is the source of the concern for relevance. When a student concludes that education is not "where it's at," he is ready to drop out physically or turn off psychologically."
"You say I let you down, you know it's not like that. If you're so hurt why then don't you show it? You say you lost your faith but that's not where it's at. You have no faith to lose and you know it."

Usage

Informal

Phrases

place to be where you at

Frequently Paired Words

place to be where you at

Questions

What does where it's at mean?: cool, trendy

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