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hail columbia

hail Co·lum·bi·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heyl kuh-luhm-bee-uh]
    • /heɪl kəˈlʌm bi ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heyl kuh-luhm-bee-uh]
    • /heɪl kəˈlʌm bi ə/

Definitions of hail columbia words

  • noun hail columbia hell (used as a euphemism): He caught Hail Columbia for coming home late. 1
  • noun hail columbia a severe beating, punishment, scolding, etc. 0

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Origin of hail columbia

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Hail columbia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hail columbia popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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