bend one's elbow
"bend-one-s-elbow" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bend one's elbow” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bend-one-s-elbow · bend one's elbow · English
bend one's elbow · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bend one's elbow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bend one's elbow” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bend one's elbow is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bend one's elbow, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Suggesting the motion of an arm raising a glass to drink. The correct English form is bend one's elbow, spelled B-E-N-D- -O-N-E-'-S- -E-L-B-O-W.
Definition
- 1To drink alcoholic beverages, especially at a public house or bar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bend one's elbow appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One day is no worse than the next for El Caucho; so it's a whim when he starts bending his elbow or ties one on. When he is really "plastered," El Caucho looks grim, but he isn't really nasty.
Etymology
Suggesting the motion of an arm raising a glass to drink.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.