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till the cows come home

cow
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kou]
    • /tɪl stressed ði kaʊ kʌm hoʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kou]
    • /tɪl stressed ði kaʊ kʌm hoʊm/

Definitions of till the cows come home words

  • noun plural till the cows come home the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos. 1
  • noun plural till the cows come home the female of various other large animals, as the elephant or whale. 1
  • noun plural till the cows come home Informal. a domestic bovine of either sex and any age. 1
  • noun plural till the cows come home Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a large, obese, and slovenly woman. a woman who has a large number of children or is frequently pregnant. 1
  • idioms till the cows come home till / until the cows come home, for a long time; forever: You can keep arguing till the cows come home, but I won't change my mind. 1
  • noun till the cows come home for a very long time; effectively for ever 0
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Origin of till the cows come home

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English cou, Old English cū; cognate with German Kuh, Dutch koe, Old Norse kȳr, Latin bōs, Greek boûs ox; cf. bovine, gaur

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Parts of speech for Till the cows come home

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Till the cows come home

till the cows come home popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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Synonyms for till the cows come home

adv till the cows come home

  • for good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
  • forever — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
  • forevermore — forever hereafter.
  • immortally — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
  • in perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.

adj till the cows come home

  • inexpungible — that cannot be expunged, erased, or obliterated; inextirpable.
  • lasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
  • long-term — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
  • longstanding — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
  • longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.

adverb till the cows come home

  • durably — In a durable manner.
  • endlessly — In an endless manner; continuously without limit.
  • enduringly — In an enduring manner or fashion; such as to endure.
All 15 Synonyms of till the cows come home

Antonyms for till the cows come home

adjective till the cows come home

  • ceasing — to stop; discontinue: Not all medieval beliefs have ceased to exist.
  • ending — An end or final part of something, especially a period of time, an activity, or a book or movie.
All 2 Antonyms of till the cows come home

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