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Ernie and Bert

Ernie and Bert proper noun: two inseparable friends whose personalities are vastly different.

ernie and bert: two inseparable friends whose personalities are vastly different
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Proper noun

Ernie and Bert

  1. (figuratively, informal) Two inseparable friends whose personalities are vastly different.
    • The two were like Ernie and Bert.

Forms of Ernie and Bert

alternative formBert and Ernie

Origin of Ernie and Bert

The names of two Muppet characters in the children's TV series Sesame Street.

Questions about Ernie and Bert

What does Ernie and Bert mean?
Ernie and Bert means two inseparable friends whose personalities are vastly different.
What part of speech is Ernie and Bert?
Ernie and Bert is a proper noun.

Words near Ernie and Bert in the dictionary

  1. Ernestinovo
  2. Ernesto
  3. Erney
  4. Erneys
  5. ERNIE
  6. Ernie and Bert
  7. ernienickelite
  8. erniettomorph
  9. erniettomorphs
  10. erniggliite
  11. erning

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