Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be onto nothing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables
be on-to noth-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To mistakenly believe one has reached an important insight, despite not having done so.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Humorous reversal of be onto something.

Usage

Inflected Forms

is onto nothing (present, singular) being onto nothing (participle, present) was onto nothing (past) been onto nothing (participle, past)

Questions

What does be onto nothing mean?
To mistakenly believe one has reached an important insight, despite not having done so.
Where does be onto nothing come from?
Humorous reversal of be onto something.

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