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spitting image

spit im·age
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spit im-ij]
    • /spɪt ˈɪm ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈspɪtɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spit im-ij]
    • /spɪt ˈɪm ɪdʒ/

Definitions of spitting image words

  • noun spitting image spit1 (def 13). 1
  • noun spitting image sb identical to another 1
  • phrase spitting image If you say that one person is the spitting image of another, you mean that they look very similar. 0
  • noun spitting image a person who bears a strong physical resemblance to another, esp to a relative 0
  • noun spitting image spit and image 0
See all 5 definitions of spitting image

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Origin of spitting image

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; from the phrase spit and image (see spit1) by confusion of spit and with spittin'; compare earlier the very spit of the exact likeness of

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Parts of speech for Spitting image

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Spitting image

spitting image popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% 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.

spitting image usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spitting image

adj spitting image

  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • identical — similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates.

noun spitting image

  • carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
  • carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
  • characterization — Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
  • characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
  • chip off the old block — a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour
All 33 Synonyms of spitting image

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