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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