Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

are the kennedys gun-shy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: are the kennedys -gun-shy
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.

Colloquial

Etymology

Referring to the family of former American president John F. Kennedy, who was famously shot by an assassin.

Usage

Colloquial

Synonyms

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Questions

What does are the kennedys gun-shy mean?: A rhetorical question in response to a question to which the answer is an emphatic yes.
Where does are the kennedys gun-shy come from?: Referring to the family of former American president John F. Kennedy, who was famously shot by an assassin.

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