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better than a poke in the eye

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
bet-ter than a poke in the -eye
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Synonym of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

Phrases

better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick better than a poke in the eye with a rusty nail better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick

Synonyms

better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick

Questions

What does better than a poke in the eye mean?
Synonym of better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

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