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duck soup

duck soup
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhk soop]
    • /dʌk sup/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duhk soop]
    • /dʌk sup/

Definitions of duck soup words

  • noun duck soup something that is easy to do or accomplish: Fixing the car will be duck soup for anyone with the right tools. 1
  • noun duck soup something that is easy to do 0
  • noun duck soup something that is easy to do; cinch 0
  • noun duck soup Used other than as an idiom: see duck,‎ soup. 0
  • noun duck soup (Slang) IDI Something which is easy; a piece of cake. 0

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Origin of duck soup

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Duck soup

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

duck soup popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

duck soup usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for duck soup

noun duck soup

  • breeze — A breeze is a gentle wind.
  • cakewalk — If you say that something is a cakewalk, you mean that it is very easy to do or achieve.
  • cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
  • easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
  • picnic — PEBCAK

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