Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yours truly

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: yours tru-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to close a note or letter.

pron

I, me, or myself.

Humorous; Informal

Example Sentences

"Please write back soon! Yours truly, Alice."
"This one was created by yours truly."
"Miss Lydgate, Miss de Vine, little Chilperic and yours truly were bridesmaids, with the Warden to give the bride away."
"Nobody in Africa, but yours truly, can get a good head of steam on the old African Queen."
"Vera introduced us, and Boris was interested to hear I was a masseur. He mentioned that he had gotten a massage several times a week when he was in Hollywood—so, before you could say “Bob’s your uncle and Fanny’s your aunt,” yours truly offered the man who had made more people shiver and shake than any man alive a massage on the house."

Etymology

Recorded in the late 1700s as a closing in a letter. Since the mid-1800s for "I", "me", or "myself".

Usage

Phrases

yours trulies

Frequently Paired Words

yours faithfully yours sincerely

Questions

What does yours truly mean?: Used to close a note or letter.
Where does yours truly come from?: Recorded in the late 1700s as a closing in a letter. Since the mid-1800s for "I", "me", or "myself".

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