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go jump in the lake

go jump in the lake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh juhmp in stressed th ee leyk]
    • /goʊ dʒʌmp ɪn stressed ði leɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goh juhmp in stressed th ee leyk]
    • /goʊ dʒʌmp ɪn stressed ði leɪk/

Definitions of go jump in the lake words

  • noun go jump in the lake a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 1
  • noun go jump in the lake any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 1
  • idioms go jump in the lake (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) 1
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Origin of go jump in the lake

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lak(e), lac(e), apparently a conflation of Old French lac, its source, Latin lacus (compare Greek lákkos, Old Irish loch, Old English, Old Saxon lagu sea, water) and Old English lacu stream, water course (compare leccan to moisten, modern dial. lake stream, channel; see leach1)

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Parts of speech for Go jump in the lake

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Go jump in the lake

go jump in the lake popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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