{"id":250,"date":"2019-07-25T12:34:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vinodgambtoo.com\/blog\/?p=250"},"modified":"2019-08-09T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T12:03:55","slug":"reduplicative-words-10-minute-english-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vinodgambtoo.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/25\/reduplicative-words-10-minute-english-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduplicative Words – 10 Minute English Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

airy-fairy (adjective,\ninformal, disapproving)<\/strong>: <\/strong>not\nclear or practical <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like that place because people out there talk about deals,\ndone-deals, projects, achievements, airy-fairy stories among others. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

argy-bargy (noun, uncountable,\ncountable, informal): noisy disagreement<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had a bit of argy-bargy with her boss over the assignments\nshe was overseeing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

artsy-fartsy also arty-farty (adjective, disapproving,\ninformal): connected with, or having an interest in, the arts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She got annoyed at her consistent response to what she called\narty-farty or airy-fairy explanations of how things worked. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

chit-chat (noun, uncountable,\ninformal): conversation about things that are not important<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could you please share a minute for a quick chit-chat? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

criss-cross<\/strong> <\/strong>(verb): to make a pattern on\nsomething with many straight lines that cross each other<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The world was crisscrossed by telegraph lines in the last century, including countless cables under the Atlantic Ocean. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

dilly-dally<\/strong> <\/strong>(verb, informal): to take too\nlong to do something, go somewhere or make a decision)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frankly speaking, I am not a morning guy; dilly-dally during my\nmorning rituals. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

harum-scarum (adjective):\nbehaving in a wild and sometimes careless way<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny was all set out to start running under the new coach, but\nher jumping was quite harum-scarum. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

helter-skelter (adjective, only\nbefore noun): done in a hurry <\/strong>and in a way that lacks organization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this hectic and helter-skelter world, this was an obvious\nreminder of the kindness and the Smiths have done it again. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

higgledy-piggledy<\/strong> <\/strong>(adjective, informal): untidy\nand lacking any order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can see a higgledy-piggledy mess of badly-designed streets in\nmy town. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hocus-pocus<\/strong> <\/strong>(noun, uncountable): language or\nbehaviour that is nonsense and is intended to hide the truth from people<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I disagree with the belief that psychology is a lot of\nhocus-pocus. However, my peers see it otherwise. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hoity-toity (adjective,\ninformal): behaving in a way that suggests that you think you are most\nimportant than other people; haughty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first impression for Islanders\nwas the moneyed and hoity-toity, but soon it was proven wrong the moment I\nstarted integrating into society. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hotchpotch (noun, singular,\ninformal [North American: hodgepodge]): a number of things mixed together\nwithout any particular order or reason<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a coach, it becomes hard for me to explain to students who\nproduce an incoherent hotchpotch in writing. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hurly-burly<\/strong> <\/strong>(noun, uncountable): a very\nnoisy and busy activity or situation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recounts her hurly-burly of school life on the graduation\nday. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

itty-bitty<\/strong> <\/strong>also itsy-bitsy <\/strong>(adjective,\ninformal): very small<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to that small area, you can see an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny\nbathroom. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mumbo jumbo<\/strong> <\/strong>(noun, uncountable, informal,\ndisapproving): language or ceremony that seems complicated and important but is\nactually without real sense or meaning; nonsense <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To her naivety, Rebecca could not comprehend a maze of dense and\nmumbo jumbo legal terms and ended up losing plenty of money. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mishmash<\/strong> <\/strong>(noun, singular, informal,\ndisapproving): a confused mixture of different kinds of things, styles, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The professor made a total mishmash of points to come to the\nconclusion, and I think the classroom is yet confused and in bewilderment over\nthis topic. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(the) nitty-gritty (noun,\ninformal, singular)<\/strong>: <\/strong>the\nbasic or most important details of an issue or a situation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She missed the nitty-gritty of her assignment which dragged her\noverall score. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ping-pong <\/strong>(noun, uncountable): table\ntennis <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your daughter is not good at lawn tennis, put her to ping-pong\nand she might succeed. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

pitter-patter also pit-a-pat\n(adverb): with quick light steps or beats<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I heard of you, my heart went pitter-patter across the\nfloor. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

shilly-shally<\/strong> <\/strong>(verb, informal, disapproving):\nto take a long time to do something, especially to make a decision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fire Safety department started shilly-shallying about the\nfire mishap in Surat. Their inertia and incompetence engulfed in over a score\nof students. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

teeny-weeny<\/strong> <\/strong>also teensy-weensy (adjective,\ninformal): very small<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to that small area, you can see an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny\nbathroom. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

tittle-tattle<\/strong> <\/strong>(noun, uncountable, informal,\ndisapproving): unimportant talk, usually not true, about other people and their\nlives; gossip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I reckon the gossip surrounding her love affair with Jason is\njust that \u2013 idle tittle-tattle.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

touchy-feely (adjective,\ninformal, disapproving): <\/strong> <\/strong>expressing\nemotion too openly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is unwise for you to get all touchy-feely with your own emotions\nat the workplace because your co-workers may give you a verbal hug for a while,\nbut they may take advantage of it later on. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

wishy-washy (adjective,\ninformal, disapproving): not having clear or firm ideas or beliefs <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right wingers have run over those wishy-washy neoliberals in all parts of the world. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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