Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wouldn't be seen dead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: would-n't be seen dead
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To find incredibly horrifying; embarrassing or otherwise entirely unsuitable for oneself.

Example Sentences

"I really don't want to buy anything. You seem by bad luck to be stocked up with just the sort of things I wouldn't be seen dead in a ditch with. I can't stand rubber rings, never could. I'm not really keen on buttonhooks."
"He'd seen an item about the resort on TV, though he couldn't remember whether it had been Tomorrow's World, Holiday or Eurotrash. What he could remember was swearing he wouldn't be seen dead in the place"

Questions

What does wouldn't be seen dead mean?: To find incredibly horrifying; embarrassing or otherwise entirely unsuitable for oneself.

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