Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beat off with a stick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables: beat- of-f with- a -stick
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I mentioned that while pictures from my teens and twenties showed I was pretty cute, somehow I'd never attracted many guys, while my (no-less-adorable) kid sister had to beat them off with a stick."
"After about sixteen weeks, Clemmie obviously took a swim in a hormone bath because suddenly she was all over me like a rash that no ointment could cure – I couldn't beat her off with a stick so we had sex."
"He probably had more women than he could beat off with a stick. His kind always did."

Usage

Inflected Forms

beats off with a stick (present, singular) beating off with a stick (participle, present) beaten off with a stick (participle, past)

Questions

What does beat off with a stick mean?: To reject (a person making an unwanted amorous approach).

How to pronounce beat off with a stick

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “beat off with a stick”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “beat off with a stick”.
Repeat and practice — Say “beat off with a stick” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.