my very educated mother just served us noodles

phrase

Used to remember the order and names of the eight planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Meanings

phrase
  1. mnemonicastronomyUsed to remember the order and names of the eight planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

    Synonyms: my very educated mother just served us nachos

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseUsed to remember the order and names of the eight planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Origin

From the initial letters of the names of the eight planets.

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Translations

French mes vieilles tantes mangeaient jadis sur une nappe percée
  • mes vieilles tantes mangeaient jadis sur une nappe percéemnemonic
German mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmel
  • mein Vater erklärt mir jeden Sonntag unseren Nachthimmelmnemonic
Japanese 水金地火木土天海
  • 水金地火木土天海 (suikinchikamokudotenkai, suikinchikamokudottenkai)mnemonic
Portuguese minha velha, traga meu jantar: sopa, uva e nozes
  • minha velha, traga meu jantar: sopa, uva e nozesmnemonic
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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