pass the time of day

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to say hello to sb and have a short conversation with them

   It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay 'Cause I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad Me father gave me nose a tweak and told me I was bad But then one day I learnt a word that saved me aching nose The biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay He travelled all around the world And everywhere he went He'd use his word and all would say, "There goes a clever gent" When dukes and maharajas pass the time of day with me I say me special word and then they ask me out to tea Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay You can say it backwards... Dociousaliexpiistifragicalirupes.

In the movies · 13

• They couldn't squeeze the time of day out of him.Paris, Texas1984
• (INDISTINCT CHATTER)Avatar: The Way of Water2022
• by sex, by seasons of the year, by time of day.Double Indemnity1944
• It's supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay 'Cause I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad Me father gave me nose a tweak and told me I was bad But then one day I learnt a word that saved me aching nose The biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes Oh, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay He travelled all around the world And everywhere he went He'd use his word and all would say, "There goes a clever gent" When dukes and maharajas pass the time of day with me I say me special word and then they ask me out to tea Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay Um diddle diddle diddle um diddle ay You can say it backwards... Dociousaliexpiistifragicalirupes.Mary Poppins1964

Learn it in full scenes

• Double Indemnity1944
  • Walter Meets Phyllis
  • Neff Flirts With Phyllis
  • Keyes Busts Garlopis's Fake Claim

From the same entry

• come to pass
• not pass your lips
• pass the hat round
• pass muster
• pass water
• pass around
• pass as
• pass away
• pass by
• pass by
• pass down
• pass for