Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/March 2

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Word of the day
for March 2
up to eleven prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic, informal, chiefly humorous) Up to or beyond the maximum possible threshold; to an extremely high or strong degree.

up to eleven v

  1. (transitive, slang) To increase (something) to an extremely high or strong degree; to make (something) go over the top.

The mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, from which the term is derived, premiered on this day 40 years ago in 1984.

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