C. Rhyming Type - Repetitive Compound words: This peculiar word formation is for the sake of rhyming. Consider following examples:
1) airy-fairy - One that is insubstantial or impractical
2) argy-bargy - verbal dispute
3) artsy-fartsy - pretentiously or affectedly artistic (also arty-farty)
4) boo hoo - crying sound
5) boogie-woogie - piano jazz style
6) bow-wow - the sound of a dog
7) easy-peasy - very easy
8) fuddy-duddy - conservative or dull person
9) hanky-panky - suspicious behaviour
10) heebie-jeebies - nervousness
11) helter-skelter - haphazard
12) higgledy-piggledy - muddled
13) hocus-pocus - trickery; a magician's incantation
14) hodge-podge - a confused mixture
15) hoity-toity - haughty
16) itsy-bitsy - tiny
17) jeepers creepers - exclamation of surprise
18) mumbo-jumbo - derogatory reference to a religious or spiritual ritual
19) namby-pamby - feeble, weak
20) nitty gritty - the facts
21) okey-dokey - OK
22) super-duper - very pleasing
23) willy-nilly - whether it's wanted or not
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