milk-toast

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [milk tohst]
- /mɪlk toʊst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [milk tohst]
- /mɪlk toʊst/

Definitions of milk-toast word

adjective milk-toast easily dominated; extremely mild; ineffectual; namby-pamby; wishy-washy. 1
noun milk-toast toast, usually buttered, served in hot milk with sugar or with salt and pepper. 1

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Origin of milk-toast

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Milk-toast

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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milk-toast popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.