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a plague o' both your houses

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
a -plague o' both- y-our -hous-es
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to express displeasure at both sides of a pointless or long-running dispute.

Etymology

Uttered by Mercutio in the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.

Inflected Forms

a plague on both your houses (alternative) a pox on both your houses (alternative)

Questions

What does a plague o' both your houses mean?
Used to express displeasure at both sides of a pointless or long-running dispute.
Where does a plague o' both your houses come from?
Uttered by Mercutio in the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.

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