50 Examples Of Reduplicative You Should Know!


 50 EXAMPLES OF REDUPLICATIVE YOU SHOULD KNOW! 🔊

 1. Helter-skelter - Chaotic or disorderly

2. Wishy-washy - Indecisive or weak

3. Teeny-tiny - Extremely small

4. Hocus-pocus - Magic or trickery

5. Dilly-dally - Waste time or dawdle

6. Pitter-patter - Soft, quick sounds (like rain or small feet)

7. Shilly-shally - Hesitate or delay

8. Chit-chat - Small talk

9. Riff-raff Undesirable or disreputable people

10. Knick-knack - Small decorative item

11. Mumbo-jumbo Nonsense or gibberish

12. Zig-zag- move sharply back and forth 

13. Hip-hop movement

14. Tick-tock - Clock sound

15. Flip-flop Change one's mind (or casual footwear!)

16. Sing-song - Repetitive, melodic voice

17. Boogie-woogie - Type of blues music or dancing

18. Namby-pamby - Weak or sentimental

 19. Heebie-jeebies feeling Creepy or anxious

20. Tittle-tattle - Gossip or idle talk

21. Hanky-panky flirtation Mischief, trickery, or

22. Willy-nilly planning Randomly or without

23. Hanky-dory - Everything is fine

24. Roly-poly Round and plump (often endearingly)

25. Goody-goody Self-righteous or overly obedient person

26. Okey-dokey - Informal "okay"

27. Fuddy-duddy - Old-fashioned or dull person

28. Hurly-burly - Noisy confusion or chaos

29. Super-duper - Excellent or impressive

30. Boogie-boogie - A fun or energetic movement/dance

31. Lovel-dovel - Excessively affectionate

32. Ticky-tacky - Cheap, shoddy material

33. Meeny-miney - Part of the children's rhyme "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe"

34. Higgledy-piggledy - Disorganized or jumbled

35. Yada-yada - Blah blah, filler conversation

36. See-saw - Move up and down; teeter

37. Snip-snap - Quick back-and-forth (can be words or motion)

38. Clap-trap - Pretentious or nonsensical speech

39. Chop-chop - Hurry up!

40. Click-clack - Sound of shoes, typewriters, or trains

41. Zig-zag - Move sharply back and forth

42. Hum-drum - Boring or monotonous

43. Mish-mash - A confused mixture

44. Ping-pong - Table tennis or rapid exchange

45. Toodle-oo - Informal goodbye

46. Roly-poly - Chubby or round person/thing

47. Tip-top - Excellent or best condition 47. Hobnob - Socialize or mingle informally

48. Criss-cross – Intersecting paths 

49. Pow-wow - Meeting or conference

(originally Native American)

50. Bling-bling - Flashy or showy jewelry

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Abam Kie

Abam Kie is currently teaching English at a secondary school in Kelantan. He likes to write a blog during his free time to relieve his stress after teaching rowdy but good-natured teenagers. When he is not at school, you can find him taking care of his adorable daughters while reading some books, magazines and websites to equip himself with the latest TESL methodology.

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