It's time for The Reduplicatives. That could be the name of a rock
band -- the one known for razzle-dazzle and a hoity-toity demeanor.
They come in pairs, have a little chit-chat, and then hurry-scurry off
to their next go-go gig.

Reduplicatives are words formed when a term is either repeated exactly
(as in bonbon), or with a slight variation in the vowel (as in ping-pong),
or consonant (as in higgledy-piggledy). This process of compound word
formation is known as reduplication.

So let's not shilly-shally or be wishy-washy but look at a mish-mash of
such super-duper terms, sometimes also called ricochet words, this week.


bling-bling (bling-bling) noun

  Expensive, flashy jewelry or other items.

[From hip-hop slang, apparently imitative of the sounds of
the clanging jewelry, or of the light reflecting from them.]

-Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org)

  "I did make casual mention of some jewelry shop offering easy payment
   scheme options, but really, it doesn't take bling-bling to bring me
   bliss."
   Fenny Aprilin Tanza; Not-so-merry Anniversary; The Star (Kuala Lumpur,
   Malaysia); Nov 18, 2006.

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