How to Pronounce "once in a blue moon"
expression
WUHNS in uh BLOO MOON
WONS in uh BLOO MOON
Definition
This phrase means something happens very rarely, almost never.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwəns/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈbɫu/ /ˈmun
British English
wˈɒns/ /ˈɪn/ /æɪ/ /blˈuː/ /mˈuːn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WUHNS in uh BLOO MOON
UK
WONS in uh BLOO MOON
Listen in Context
We eat out once in a blue moon.
She visits her hometown once in a blue moon.
My brother calls me once in a blue moon.
I only go to the movies once in a blue moon these days.