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sow one's wild oats

wild oat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /soʊ wʌnz waɪld oʊt/
    • /saʊ wʌnz waɪld əʊts/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /soʊ wʌnz waɪld oʊt/

Definitions of sow one's wild oats words

  • noun sow one's wild oats any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat. 1
  • noun sow one's wild oats a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers. 1
  • idioms sow one's wild oats sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless and indiscreet behavior, especially to be promiscuous before marriage. 1
  • noun sow one's wild oats to be promiscuous or dissolute in one's youth before settling down 0
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Origin of sow one's wild oats

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500

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Parts of speech for Sow one's wild oats

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sow one's wild oats popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for sow one's wild oats

verb sow one's wild oats

  • act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
  • act up — If something is acting up, it is not working properly.
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