Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bad news bears

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
bad news bears
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Said of someone or something that will bring disaster or bad fortune to one.

American usage

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What does bad news bears mean?
Said of someone or something that will bring disaster or bad fortune to one.
Where does bad news bears come from?
Presumably a reference to the 1976 sports comedy film The Bad News Bears.

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