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Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences proper noun: a city, the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.

Proper noun

Truth or Consequences

  1. A city, the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.

Synonyms of Truth or Consequences

Origin of Truth or Consequences

Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to Truth or Consequences, the title of a popular NBC Radio quiz show, in 1950, after its host Ralph Edwards announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show.

Words formed from Truth or Consequences

Questions about Truth or Consequences

What does Truth or Consequences mean?
Truth or Consequences means a city, the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States.
What part of speech is Truth or Consequences?
Truth or Consequences is a proper noun.

Words near Truth or Consequences in the dictionary

  1. truth functions
  2. truth is stranger than fiction
  3. truth lies at the bottom of a well
  4. truth nuke
  5. truth nukes
  6. Truth or Consequences
  7. truth or dare
  8. truth quark
  9. truth quarks
  10. truth quotient
  11. truth quotients

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