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between you, me, and the bedpost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
be-tween y-ou, me, and the bed-post
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

between you and me

Example Sentences

Etymology

Humorous emphatic form of between you and me, by anthropomorphizing an (ostensibly mute) bedpost. Compare dumb as a post.

Inflected Forms

between you and me and the bedpost (alternative) between you, me and the bedpost (alternative) between you, me, and the fencepost (alternative) between you, me, and the gatepost (alternative) between you, me, and the lamppost (alternative) between you, me, and the post (alternative)

Phrases

dumb as a post

Frequently Paired Words

dumb as a post

Questions

What does between you, me, and the bedpost mean?
between you and me
Where does between you, me, and the bedpost come from?
Humorous emphatic form of between you and me, by anthropomorphizing an (ostensibly mute) bedpost. Compare dumb as a post.

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