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comeuppances

comeuppances is the plural of comeuppance.

Meaning of comeuppance

Noun

comeuppance (usually uncountable, plural comeuppances)

  1. (usually) Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
    • So when Brown's second wife turned out a reg'lar ternygrunt, I wa'n't in no wise upset, for he needed a comeuppance, an' he got it in her.1883, Albion Winegar Tourgée, editor, The Continent; an illustrated weekly magazine, volume 3

Questions about comeuppances

What is comeuppances the plural of?
Comeuppances is the plural of comeuppance.

Words near comeuppances in the dictionary

  1. comets
  2. cometwise
  3. comeupance
  4. comeupances
  5. comeuppance
  6. comeuppances
  7. Comey
  8. Comeys
  9. comf
  10. comf'table
  11. comf'tabler

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