Flim Flam
FLIM FLAM
One way that a language increases its vocabulary is a form of "reduplication"; a syllable, word or phrase is repeated, but with a single vowel sound changed. A simple example of such a pattern is the phrase "flim flam".
Do you know the meanings of these phrases?
There are 10 questions and there is a time limit of 100 seconds. Good luck!
FLIM FLAM
One way that a language increases its vocabulary is a form of "reduplication"; a syllable, word or phrase is repeated, but with a single vowel sound changed. A simple example of such a pattern is the phrase "flim flam".
Do you know the meanings of these phrases?
There are 10 questions and there is a time limit of 100 seconds. Good luck!
Nonsensical or insincere talk
flock dock
flim flam
shim dim
rub tub
Idle conversation
flob dob
nat chat
glib glab
chit chat
The imitation of the sound of a horse walking on a street
tip top
clip clop
bang twang
tig tog
An interlacing pattern
dish dosh
griss grass
criss cross
back sack
To dawdle, waste time
shar tar
dilly dally
swilly nilly
diddy daddy
The sound of a bell
tring trong
ping ling
ding dong
bong gong
A kind of Arabic robe
fish-dish
gash-bash
flash-bash
dish-dash
A type of sandal
Flip flop
Crop top
Bop nop
Mop top
Loose and floppy
Flipperty-flopperty
Blipperty-blopperty
Shippity-shoppity
Ripperty-ropperty
Pajamas
Flim-wims
Pam-Sams
Jim-jams
Plip-plops
Describing a hopping movement
Hippity hoppity
Bouncey douncey
Bunny runny
Shippity flippity
Nonsensical chatter
Sipper dipper
Grabber jabber
Libber labber
Jibber jabber
A formless mess
Klish-klash
Mish-mash
Dish-dash
Blob-blob
Table tennis
Ping-pong
Pong-ping
Ping-ding
Plop-plop
A disreputable group of people
Riff-raff
Yob-yob
Cliff-diff
Ploi-ploi
To dawdle
Willy wally
Shilly shally
Sally Ally
Dowdle-rowdle
In good order, neat, tidy
Ship shape
Chip ship
Tidy widey
Neaty teaty
“Hurry up! No dawdling!”
Tit tot
Rot lot
Quick sick
Spit spot
Repeated changes in direction
Zig zag
Wig wag
Hay tray
Flop dop
Indecisive
Flicky dicky
Mumbo jumbo
Wishy washy
Clicky Klacky
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