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I've never heard it called that before

I've never heard it called that before phrase: used to draw attention to a possible, and usually unintentional, double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.

Phrase

I've never heard it called that before

  1. (informal) Used to draw attention to a possible, and usually unintentional, double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.

Synonyms of I've never heard it called that before

Origin of I've never heard it called that before

The word "it" refers to a sex act, bodily organ, etc. for which the speaker's phrase might be construed as a euphemism.

Questions about I've never heard it called that before

What does I've never heard it called that before mean?
I've never heard it called that before means used to draw attention to a possible, and usually unintentional, double entendre in the immediately preceding utterance of another speaker.
What part of speech is I've never heard it called that before?
I've never heard it called that before is a phrase.

Words near I've never heard it called that before in the dictionary

  1. I've burned myself
  2. I've burnt myself
  3. I've got news for you
  4. I've got your nose
  5. I've lost my keys
  6. I've never heard it called that before
  7. I'ven't
  8. i+1
  9. i-
  10. i-adjective
  11. i-adjectives

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