Synonyms

rabbit's foot

American

Or rabbit foot,

noun

the foot of a rabbit, especially the left hind foot carried as a good-luck charm.

Etymology

Origin of rabbit's foot

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

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I mean if a rabbit’s foot is lucky, a rabbit with all four feet still attached has to be 4x the luck, right?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

“I gotta find a rabbit’s foot somewhere,” Dickert said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

Holding the parasites close to a similarly charged rabbit’s foot produced the same flying tick phenomenon.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Or him walking around with a giant rabbit's foot:

From Golf Digest • Sep. 3, 2019

“Lookie what I got,” he says, and holds up Uncle Basil’s key chain, stupid rabbit’s foot and all.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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