make a new meaningful word
like
hocus-pocus
How many do you know ?
2007-09-11 03:09:50 · 15 answers · asked by Manz 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Hustle-bustle
Hotch-potch
Helter-skelter
Niminy-piminy
Crinkum-crankum
Higgledy-piggledy
Dilly-dally
Wily-nily
Hanky-panky
Roly-poly
Pell-mell
Shilly-shally
Handy-dandy
Criss-cross
2007-09-11 04:12:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a few:
Ale - Ail
Air - Err
Ail - Isle
Plum - Plumb
Naval - Navel
Paced - Paste
Rain - Rein
Brewed - Brood
Buy - Bye
Aye - Eye
Ceiling - Sealing
Senses - Census
Eight - Ate
Base - Bass
Bouy - Boy
Sword - Soared
Some - Sum
Vein - Vain
Tracked - Tract
Tease - Teas
Story - Storey
Suit - Soot
Recede - Reseed
One - Won
Morning - Mourning
Locks - Lochs
Medal - Meddle
Loan - Lone
Links - Lynx
Naught - Knot
Lay - Lei
Jam - Jamb
;-)
2007-09-11 04:09:36 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
This is a technical term used in the business world to describe how a plan or an organization is structured:
Loosey-goosey ;-]
And don't forget namby-pamby (Denny Craig, Boston Legal)
2007-09-11 08:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by Grammar grouch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humpty-dumpty
2007-09-11 03:52:50 · answer #4 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is called reduplication. In many Australian languages, reduplication is an indication of plurality - "wagga" one crow, "wagga wagga" - many crows. There are many towns with names taken from local languages that are reduplicated -Wagga Wagga, Grong Grong, Goonoogoonoo etc. Reduplication can have many other purposes other than plurality. In words such as hurdy gurdy, helter skelter etc, it is the rhyme that is important but the process is still reduplication.
2016-04-04 01:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many that one could spend a whole evening on it. My favourite is :
Willy-nilly
Then mumbo-jumbo (opposite of your hocus pocus), silly-billy, tittle-tattle, mish-mash, etc.
Quite an entertaining topic.
2007-09-11 03:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by Palamino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pollo-loco: means crazy chicken in Spanish
handy-dandy
randy-candy
howdy-dowdy
funky-munky
groovie-movie
hokey-pokey
turkey-lurkey
These are beginning to sound like characters in a children's book or have you noticed?
2007-09-11 04:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by ♫ Bubastes, Cat Goddess♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never-ever
The rest are all taken,, bleah!
2007-09-11 03:28:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pell-mell
higgletee-piggletee
2007-09-11 03:18:05 · answer #9 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hanky-panky
hoity-toity
helter-skelter
2007-09-11 03:25:07 · answer #10 · answered by Sacrificial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋