What is a word called that consists of a repetition of one word?
What is a word called that consists of a repetition of one word?
I came across the word polypoly in one of the other question asked on the site, and it got me thinking whether there are other English words that are made up of a word or part of a word repeated in the same way that polypoly is made up of poly + poly. Can you please provide examples also?
single-word-requests repetition list-request
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What is a word called that consists of a repetition of one word?
I came across the word polypoly in one of the other question asked on the site, and it got me thinking whether there are other English words that are made up of a word or part of a word repeated in the same way that polypoly is made up of poly + poly. Can you please provide examples also?
single-word-requests repetition list-request
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
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asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
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The word was actually polyopoly, if I remember correctly, not polypoly.
– Pockets
May 21 '14 at 22:53
I think both are acceptable spellings, according to the post anyway: english.stackexchange.com/questions/171868/…
– Michael Lai
May 21 '14 at 23:41
This question is not too broad. He said "some" examples, we cannot list all of them obviously. Also, we know what it is called now so more examples can be searched. There are similar list-request questions in the past that is open also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:14
@Michael Lai: You may modify the question title and body to ask what this formation is called instead of asking for examples only. And you can ask for some examples in the question body.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:27
They'll be matched by the regexp^(.*)-?1$
– Nate Eldredge
May 22 '14 at 1:34
add a comment |
What is a word called that consists of a repetition of one word?
I came across the word polypoly in one of the other question asked on the site, and it got me thinking whether there are other English words that are made up of a word or part of a word repeated in the same way that polypoly is made up of poly + poly. Can you please provide examples also?
single-word-requests repetition list-request
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
45.6k25124234
asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
Michael LaiMichael Lai
4291818
What is a word called that consists of a repetition of one word?
I came across the word polypoly in one of the other question asked on the site, and it got me thinking whether there are other English words that are made up of a word or part of a word repeated in the same way that polypoly is made up of poly + poly. Can you please provide examples also?
single-word-requests repetition list-request
single-word-requests repetition list-request
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
45.6k25124234
asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
Michael LaiMichael Lai
4291818
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
45.6k25124234
asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
Michael LaiMichael Lai
4291818
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
45.6k25124234
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
45.6k25124234
edited May 22 '14 at 3:26
ermanen
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asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
Michael LaiMichael Lai
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asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
Michael LaiMichael Lai
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asked May 21 '14 at 22:47
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The word was actually polyopoly, if I remember correctly, not polypoly.
– Pockets
May 21 '14 at 22:53
I think both are acceptable spellings, according to the post anyway: english.stackexchange.com/questions/171868/…
– Michael Lai
May 21 '14 at 23:41
This question is not too broad. He said "some" examples, we cannot list all of them obviously. Also, we know what it is called now so more examples can be searched. There are similar list-request questions in the past that is open also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:14
@Michael Lai: You may modify the question title and body to ask what this formation is called instead of asking for examples only. And you can ask for some examples in the question body.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:27
They'll be matched by the regexp^(.*)-?1$
– Nate Eldredge
May 22 '14 at 1:34
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The word was actually polyopoly, if I remember correctly, not polypoly.
– Pockets
May 21 '14 at 22:53
I think both are acceptable spellings, according to the post anyway: english.stackexchange.com/questions/171868/…
– Michael Lai
May 21 '14 at 23:41
This question is not too broad. He said "some" examples, we cannot list all of them obviously. Also, we know what it is called now so more examples can be searched. There are similar list-request questions in the past that is open also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:14
@Michael Lai: You may modify the question title and body to ask what this formation is called instead of asking for examples only. And you can ask for some examples in the question body.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:27
They'll be matched by the regexp^(.*)-?1$
– Nate Eldredge
May 22 '14 at 1:34
The word was actually polyopoly, if I remember correctly, not polypoly.
– Pockets
May 21 '14 at 22:53
The word was actually polyopoly, if I remember correctly, not polypoly.
– Pockets
May 21 '14 at 22:53
I think both are acceptable spellings, according to the post anyway: english.stackexchange.com/questions/171868/…
– Michael Lai
May 21 '14 at 23:41
I think both are acceptable spellings, according to the post anyway: english.stackexchange.com/questions/171868/…
– Michael Lai
May 21 '14 at 23:41
This question is not too broad. He said "some" examples, we cannot list all of them obviously. Also, we know what it is called now so more examples can be searched. There are similar list-request questions in the past that is open also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:14
This question is not too broad. He said "some" examples, we cannot list all of them obviously. Also, we know what it is called now so more examples can be searched. There are similar list-request questions in the past that is open also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:14
@Michael Lai: You may modify the question title and body to ask what this formation is called instead of asking for examples only. And you can ask for some examples in the question body.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:27
@Michael Lai: You may modify the question title and body to ask what this formation is called instead of asking for examples only. And you can ask for some examples in the question body.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:27
They'll be matched by the regexp
^(.*)-?1$– Nate Eldredge
May 22 '14 at 1:34
They'll be matched by the regexp
^(.*)-?1$– Nate Eldredge
May 22 '14 at 1:34
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This is called reduplication. If you repeat the whole word (or lexeme), it is called full reduplication. There is usually a hyphen in between. (For example: go-go)
There is a list of English reduplications here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_reduplications
Full reduplication examples:
- boo-boo
- bye-bye
- cancan
- chop-chop
- gee-gee
- jaw-jaw
- licky-licky
- moo-moo
- murmur
- nulla-nulla
- pee-pee
- pompom
- poo-poo
- pooh-pooh
- rah-rah
- tartar
- dodo
- lulu
- tutu
- juju
- papa
- couscous
- tete
- coco
- dik-dik
- beriberi
answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
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... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
1
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
3
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
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To supplement ermanen's list, I note these from Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary (2003):
ack-ack (n.)
agar-agar (n.)
atlatl (n.)
aye-aye (n.)
Berber (n.)
bonbon (n.)
buddy-buddy (adj.)
bulbul (n.)
caracara (n.)
cha-cha (n.)
chowchow (n.—the relish not the dog, which is spelled chow chow)
dumdum (n.—the bullet)
dum-dum (n.—the nitwit)
gaga (adj.)
go-go (adj.)
goody-goody (adj.)
goo-goo (adj. & n.)
gris-gris (n.)
ha-ha (interj.)
ha-ha (n.—a sunk fence)
lavalava (n.—has nothing to do with volcanic lava)
mau-mau (v.)
meme (n.)
motmot (n.)
mumu (n., from MW's Unabridged dictionary)
no-no (n.)
pawpaw (n.)
so-so (adj. & adv.)
tsetse (n.)
tut-tut (interj. & v.)
For some reason, Merriam-Webster's doesn't acknowledge the reality of hubba-hubba. But I'm sure that there are others in the dictionary that I've missed...
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
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+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
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- caca and maybe kaka
- mama
- mawmaw
- dada
- pawpaw
- bonbon
- put-put
- wawa
- wee-wee
- mumu
- har-har
- haw-haw
- chop-chop
- BB
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
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+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
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Do or dodo
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This is called reduplication. If you repeat the whole word (or lexeme), it is called full reduplication. There is usually a hyphen in between. (For example: go-go)
There is a list of English reduplications here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_reduplications
Full reduplication examples:
- boo-boo
- bye-bye
- cancan
- chop-chop
- gee-gee
- jaw-jaw
- licky-licky
- moo-moo
- murmur
- nulla-nulla
- pee-pee
- pompom
- poo-poo
- pooh-pooh
- rah-rah
- tartar
- dodo
- lulu
- tutu
- juju
- papa
- couscous
- tete
- coco
- dik-dik
- beriberi
answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
45.6k25124234
5
... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
1
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
3
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
|
show 9 more comments
This is called reduplication. If you repeat the whole word (or lexeme), it is called full reduplication. There is usually a hyphen in between. (For example: go-go)
There is a list of English reduplications here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_reduplications
Full reduplication examples:
- boo-boo
- bye-bye
- cancan
- chop-chop
- gee-gee
- jaw-jaw
- licky-licky
- moo-moo
- murmur
- nulla-nulla
- pee-pee
- pompom
- poo-poo
- pooh-pooh
- rah-rah
- tartar
- dodo
- lulu
- tutu
- juju
- papa
- couscous
- tete
- coco
- dik-dik
- beriberi
answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
45.6k25124234
5
... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
1
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
3
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
|
show 9 more comments
This is called reduplication. If you repeat the whole word (or lexeme), it is called full reduplication. There is usually a hyphen in between. (For example: go-go)
There is a list of English reduplications here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_reduplications
Full reduplication examples:
- boo-boo
- bye-bye
- cancan
- chop-chop
- gee-gee
- jaw-jaw
- licky-licky
- moo-moo
- murmur
- nulla-nulla
- pee-pee
- pompom
- poo-poo
- pooh-pooh
- rah-rah
- tartar
- dodo
- lulu
- tutu
- juju
- papa
- couscous
- tete
- coco
- dik-dik
- beriberi
answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
45.6k25124234
This is called reduplication. If you repeat the whole word (or lexeme), it is called full reduplication. There is usually a hyphen in between. (For example: go-go)
There is a list of English reduplications here:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_reduplications
Full reduplication examples:
- boo-boo
- bye-bye
- cancan
- chop-chop
- gee-gee
- jaw-jaw
- licky-licky
- moo-moo
- murmur
- nulla-nulla
- pee-pee
- pompom
- poo-poo
- pooh-pooh
- rah-rah
- tartar
- dodo
- lulu
- tutu
- juju
- papa
- couscous
- tete
- coco
- dik-dik
- beriberi
answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
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edited May 22 '14 at 2:05
answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
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answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
ermanenermanen
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answered May 21 '14 at 23:04
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... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
1
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
3
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
|
show 9 more comments
5
... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
1
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
3
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
5
5
... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
... and a look-alike: hotshots
– Edwin Ashworth
May 21 '14 at 23:14
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
@Edwin: Great example! Maybe we can call it pseudo-reduplication :)
– ermanen
May 21 '14 at 23:15
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
Tartar is another example of a word that looks superficially like reduplication (tar + tar).
– snailboat
May 21 '14 at 23:28
1
1
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
@teylyn: Loan words are English also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 1:05
3
3
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
It may be worth noting that testes is not reduplicated, but rather the plural form of testis.
– Anonym
May 22 '14 at 1:59
|
show 9 more comments
To supplement ermanen's list, I note these from Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary (2003):
ack-ack (n.)
agar-agar (n.)
atlatl (n.)
aye-aye (n.)
Berber (n.)
bonbon (n.)
buddy-buddy (adj.)
bulbul (n.)
caracara (n.)
cha-cha (n.)
chowchow (n.—the relish not the dog, which is spelled chow chow)
dumdum (n.—the bullet)
dum-dum (n.—the nitwit)
gaga (adj.)
go-go (adj.)
goody-goody (adj.)
goo-goo (adj. & n.)
gris-gris (n.)
ha-ha (interj.)
ha-ha (n.—a sunk fence)
lavalava (n.—has nothing to do with volcanic lava)
mau-mau (v.)
meme (n.)
motmot (n.)
mumu (n., from MW's Unabridged dictionary)
no-no (n.)
pawpaw (n.)
so-so (adj. & adv.)
tsetse (n.)
tut-tut (interj. & v.)
For some reason, Merriam-Webster's doesn't acknowledge the reality of hubba-hubba. But I'm sure that there are others in the dictionary that I've missed...
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
115k20249507
+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
add a comment |
To supplement ermanen's list, I note these from Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary (2003):
ack-ack (n.)
agar-agar (n.)
atlatl (n.)
aye-aye (n.)
Berber (n.)
bonbon (n.)
buddy-buddy (adj.)
bulbul (n.)
caracara (n.)
cha-cha (n.)
chowchow (n.—the relish not the dog, which is spelled chow chow)
dumdum (n.—the bullet)
dum-dum (n.—the nitwit)
gaga (adj.)
go-go (adj.)
goody-goody (adj.)
goo-goo (adj. & n.)
gris-gris (n.)
ha-ha (interj.)
ha-ha (n.—a sunk fence)
lavalava (n.—has nothing to do with volcanic lava)
mau-mau (v.)
meme (n.)
motmot (n.)
mumu (n., from MW's Unabridged dictionary)
no-no (n.)
pawpaw (n.)
so-so (adj. & adv.)
tsetse (n.)
tut-tut (interj. & v.)
For some reason, Merriam-Webster's doesn't acknowledge the reality of hubba-hubba. But I'm sure that there are others in the dictionary that I've missed...
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
115k20249507
+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
add a comment |
To supplement ermanen's list, I note these from Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary (2003):
ack-ack (n.)
agar-agar (n.)
atlatl (n.)
aye-aye (n.)
Berber (n.)
bonbon (n.)
buddy-buddy (adj.)
bulbul (n.)
caracara (n.)
cha-cha (n.)
chowchow (n.—the relish not the dog, which is spelled chow chow)
dumdum (n.—the bullet)
dum-dum (n.—the nitwit)
gaga (adj.)
go-go (adj.)
goody-goody (adj.)
goo-goo (adj. & n.)
gris-gris (n.)
ha-ha (interj.)
ha-ha (n.—a sunk fence)
lavalava (n.—has nothing to do with volcanic lava)
mau-mau (v.)
meme (n.)
motmot (n.)
mumu (n., from MW's Unabridged dictionary)
no-no (n.)
pawpaw (n.)
so-so (adj. & adv.)
tsetse (n.)
tut-tut (interj. & v.)
For some reason, Merriam-Webster's doesn't acknowledge the reality of hubba-hubba. But I'm sure that there are others in the dictionary that I've missed...
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
115k20249507
To supplement ermanen's list, I note these from Merriam-Webster's Eleventh Collegiate Dictionary (2003):
ack-ack (n.)
agar-agar (n.)
atlatl (n.)
aye-aye (n.)
Berber (n.)
bonbon (n.)
buddy-buddy (adj.)
bulbul (n.)
caracara (n.)
cha-cha (n.)
chowchow (n.—the relish not the dog, which is spelled chow chow)
dumdum (n.—the bullet)
dum-dum (n.—the nitwit)
gaga (adj.)
go-go (adj.)
goody-goody (adj.)
goo-goo (adj. & n.)
gris-gris (n.)
ha-ha (interj.)
ha-ha (n.—a sunk fence)
lavalava (n.—has nothing to do with volcanic lava)
mau-mau (v.)
meme (n.)
motmot (n.)
mumu (n., from MW's Unabridged dictionary)
no-no (n.)
pawpaw (n.)
so-so (adj. & adv.)
tsetse (n.)
tut-tut (interj. & v.)
For some reason, Merriam-Webster's doesn't acknowledge the reality of hubba-hubba. But I'm sure that there are others in the dictionary that I've missed...
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
115k20249507
edited Jul 18 '16 at 21:13
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
115k20249507
answered May 22 '14 at 1:16
Sven YargsSven Yargs
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+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
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+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
+1 Thanks for the help :) I learned some new words also!
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:14
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
Out of context and just scrolling, these answers are absolutely hilarious.
– njboot
May 22 '14 at 3:17
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- caca and maybe kaka
- mama
- mawmaw
- dada
- pawpaw
- bonbon
- put-put
- wawa
- wee-wee
- mumu
- har-har
- haw-haw
- chop-chop
- BB
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
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+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
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- caca and maybe kaka
- mama
- mawmaw
- dada
- pawpaw
- bonbon
- put-put
- wawa
- wee-wee
- mumu
- har-har
- haw-haw
- chop-chop
- BB
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
5,1051034
+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
add a comment |
- caca and maybe kaka
- mama
- mawmaw
- dada
- pawpaw
- bonbon
- put-put
- wawa
- wee-wee
- mumu
- har-har
- haw-haw
- chop-chop
- BB
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
5,1051034
- caca and maybe kaka
- mama
- mawmaw
- dada
- pawpaw
- bonbon
- put-put
- wawa
- wee-wee
- mumu
- har-har
- haw-haw
- chop-chop
- BB
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
5,1051034
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
5,1051034
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
5,1051034
answered May 22 '14 at 1:08
GMBGMB
5,1051034
5,1051034
+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
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+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
+1 for additions. kaka means poop in some other languages :)
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 2:21
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Yo or yo-yo
Do or dodo
Win or win-win
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Yo or yo-yo
Do or dodo
Win or win-win
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Yo or yo-yo
Do or dodo
Win or win-win
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The word was actually polyopoly, if I remember correctly, not polypoly.
– Pockets
May 21 '14 at 22:53
I think both are acceptable spellings, according to the post anyway: english.stackexchange.com/questions/171868/…
– Michael Lai
May 21 '14 at 23:41
This question is not too broad. He said "some" examples, we cannot list all of them obviously. Also, we know what it is called now so more examples can be searched. There are similar list-request questions in the past that is open also.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:14
@Michael Lai: You may modify the question title and body to ask what this formation is called instead of asking for examples only. And you can ask for some examples in the question body.
– ermanen
May 22 '14 at 0:27
They'll be matched by the regexp
^(.*)-?1$– Nate Eldredge
May 22 '14 at 1:34