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English Flip-Flop Words

10/13/16, 10:26 PM

English gitaigo: Flip-Flop Words


(words in parentheses not found in Webster's III)

ack-ack

(antsy-pantsy)

argy-bargy

artsy-craftsy

aye aye

aye-aye

baba

barabara

BB

bebop

beebee

beriberi

bibi

bigwig

blackjack

bonbon

boo-boo

(boob-tube)

boogie-woogie

boohoo

bowwow

bric-a-brac

buddy-buddy

bugaboo

bugbear

bulbul

bumpety-bump

by-by, bye-bye

bye-bye

(caca)

cagmag

cancan

cha-cha(-cha)

chalk-talk

chichi

chiffchaff

chin-chin

chitchat

chocho

choochoo

chowchow

chuck(-a)-luck

(chug-a-lug)

claptrap

click-clack

clickety-clack

clickety-click

cling-clang

clink-clank

clinkety-clank

clinkety-clink

clip-clop

clip-clop

clippety-clop

(clitter-clatter)

cocoa

cookie

couscous

crackerjack

(cring-cling)

cringle-crangle

crinkle-crankle

crinkum-crankum

crisscross

cuscus

deadhead

diddle-daddle

dig-dig

dik-dik

dillydally

(dindin)

ding-a-ling

dingdong

divi-divi

dodo

(doodoo)

downtown

drip-drip

duk-duk

dumdum

eager beaver

even Steven

falderal

fancy pants

fat cat

fee-faw-fum

fee-fo-fum

feery-fary

fiddle-faddle

FIFO

fifty-fifty

fizgig

flag bag

flapdoodle

flapjack

flatfoot

Fleet Street

flibberti-gibberty

flibbertigibbet

flick-flack

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English Flip-Flop Words

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flimflam

flip-flap

flip-flop

flipperty-flopperty

flippity-flop

(flower power)

flubdub

fluffy-ruffle

flyby

fofarraw

folderol

foo-foo

foofaraw

foofoorah

forfar

four-door

four-four

frank bank

(frizzle-frazzle)

froufrou

(fuddle-duddle)

fuddy-duddy

funny-money

furfur

fussbudget

fuzzy-guzzy

fuzzy-wuzzy

gaga

geegaw

(Georgy-Porgy)

gewgaw

(gibber-jabber)

gobbledygook

gogo

goo-goo

goody-goody

grandstand

(gruesome twosome)

grugru

gugu

ha-ha

habnab

handy-andy

handy-dandy

handy-pandy

handy-spandy

hanky-pank

hanky-panky

hari-kari

harum-scarum

haw-haw

he-he

hee-haw

hee-hee

heebie-jeebies

(heh-heh)

heigh-ho

hell's bells

hellhole

helter-skelter

(Henny-Penny)

heyday

hi-fi

(hickory-dickory-dock)

higgledy-piggledy

higglety-pigglety

high-high

(highty-flighty)

highty-tighty

hillbilly

(hip-hip-hooray)

(hip-hop)

(hipper-dipper)

(hipperty-skipperty)

hippety-hop

hippity-hoppity

hirdie-girdie

hirdum-dirdum

hiwihiwi

(ho-ho)

ho-hum

hobnob

hobo

hobson-jobson

hocus-pocus

hoddy-doddy

hodgepodge

hogan-mogan

hogen-mogen

hoi polloi

hoity-toity

hokey-pokey

hokus-pokus

holus-bolus

(holy-moley)

honky-tonk

hoo-ha

hoodoo

hoopoe

hoopoo

hootchy-kootchy

hot pot

hot spot

hotchpotch

hotnot

hotshot

hotsy-totsy

house mouse

housey-housey

hubba-hubba

hubble-bubble

hubbub

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English Flip-Flop Words

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(huff & puff)

(huff-duff)

huff-snuff

huff-snuff

(hufty-magufty)

hugger-mugger

huhu

hull-gull

hullabaloo

humbug

humdinger

humdrum

humdudgeon

humhum

hummum

humpty-dumpty

humstrum

hunky-dory

hurdy-gurdy

hurly-burly

hurrbur

hurry-scurry

hurry-skurry

hush-hush

hustle-bustle

ilang-ilang

ill will

itsy-bitsy

itty-bitty

jeepers creepers

(jet set)

jib-o-jib

jig-a-jig

jig-a-jog

jig-jig

jig-jog

jig-joggy

jigaboo

jiggery-pokery

jiggumbob

jigjoggy

jim-dandy

jimjams

jinglejangle

jipijapa

jirajara

joukerypawkery

juju

juju

kai-kai

kaka

kakkak

kavakava

kawakawa

kegmeg

khuskhus

kiekie

killer-diller

killickinnic

kinchin

(King Kong)

kinnikinnick

kit-cat

kit-kat

(kitchy-koo)

kittle cattle

(kitty-cat)

kiwi

klop-klop

knick-knack

(knock-knock)

(knockity-knock)

(kobo)

koko

koko

koodoo

kowtow

kudu, koudou

kuku

kukukuku

kumkum

kuskus

la-di-dah

lab-lab

lablab

lalapalooza

lallygag

lap-lap

lapo-lapo

lapu-lapu

lardy-dardy

lavalava

lazy daisy stich

(lead head)

(legal beagle)

(legal eagle)

Lei Day

Lib-Lab

libidibi

lickety-brindle

lickety-cut

lickety-split

lillypilly

linsey-woolsey

loa loa

locofoco

log-log

lollygag

lolo

lovey-dovey

low-low

lulu

mahimahi

mama

matamata

(matta-matta)

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English Flip-Flop Words

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MauMau

May Day

(mellow yellow)

miminy-piminy

mishmash

motmot

muckamuck

mucluc, muckluck

mukluk

mumbo-jumbo

mumu

murmur

muumuu

namby-pamby

nana

niminy-piminy

(nitter-natter)

(nitty-gritty)

nitwit

(no-no)

nulla-nulla

okey-doke

(oops-a-daisy)

pall-mall

palsy-walsy

papa

paw-paw

pawpaw

payday

(pee-pee)

peewee

peg leg

pell-mell

picnic

(piggly-wiggly)

Ping-Pong

pip-pip

pishpash

pishposh

pit-a-pat

pitter-patter

(plunk-plonk)

(plunkety-plunk)

(polly-wolly-doodle)

pom-pom

pooh-pooh

(poopoo)

poppycock

(puff-puff)

put-put

putt-putt

(quack-quack)

ragbag

ragtag

(rang-kang)

(rat-a-tat)

razzle-dazzle

razzmatazz

(ribble-rabble)

rickrack

(ricky-tick)

ricrac

riffle-shuffle

riffraff

(riki-tiki)

(ringey-dingey)

rinktum ditty

(rinky-dink)

riprap

roly-poly

rub-a-dub

(rub-a-dub-dub)

rum-dum

rumble-bumble

rumble-tumble

rumblegumption

(sci-fi)

(scrub-a-dub)

(scrub-a-scrub)

seesaw

shilly-shally

shim-sham shimmy

shipshape

silly Billy

singsong

slam-bang

slap-bang

slapdab

slapdash

slaphappy

slipshod

slipslop

(slish-slosh)

snip-snap

snipsnapsnorum

so-so

splish-splash

(splitter-splatter)

superdooper

superduper

(swishy-swashy)

ta-ta

(tak-a-tak)

(tappety-tap)

tappietoorie

tartar

(tch-tch)

tee-hee

teensy-weensy

teeny-weeny

teeter-totter

thriller-diller

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English Flip-Flop Words

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tic-tac-toe

ticktack

ticktick

ticktock

(ticky-tacky)

tie-tie

(tika-tika)

tikitiki

ting-a-ling

tip-top

(tish-tosh)

titbit

tittle-tattle

tom-tom

tontine

too-too

tootsy-wootsy

topsy-turvy

toto

(trot-trot)

tsetse

(tsk-tsk)

tum-(ti-)tum

(tush-tush)

tussie-mussie

tut-tut

tutti-frutti

tutu

tuzzy-muzzy

(tweng-tweng)

twit-twat

(twit-twit)

(ubble-gubble)

(uffa-uffa)

uh-huh

(uh-oh)

(uh-uh)

um-hum

voodoo

(wa-wa)

wah-wah

walkie-talkie

(wang wang)

wee-wee

(wham-bam)

whim-wham

whimsy-whamsy

whing-ding

(whip-whap-whip)

whirligig

(whoit-whoit)

whoop-de-doo

(whooper-dooper)

(whurra-whurra)

wiggle-waggle

wiggle-woggle

wigwag

willy-nilly

wingding

wishy-washy

wou-wou

(yackety-yak)

ylang-ylang

yo-ho

(yo-ho-ho)

Yo-Yo

yoo-hoo

yum-yum

zap flap

zero-zero

zigzag

(zit-zit)

Zoot suit

zoozoo

zou-zou

zu-zu

Reduplicated
ack-ack

aye aye

aye-aye

baba

barabara

BB

beebee

beriberi

bibi

bonbon

boo-boo

buddy-buddy

bulbul

by-by, bye-bye

bye-bye

(caca)

cancan

cha-cha(-cha)

chichi

chin-chin

chocho

choochoo

chowchow

cocoa

couscous

cuscus

dig-dig

dik-dik

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English Flip-Flop Words

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(dindin)

divi-divi

dodo

(doodoo)

drip-drip

duk-duk

dumdum

fifty-fifty

foo-foo

four-four

froufrou

furfur

gaga

gogo

goo-goo

goody-goody

grugru

gugu

ha-ha

haw-haw

he-he

hee-hee

(heh-heh)

high-high

hiwihiwi

(ho-ho)

huhu

humhum

hush-hush

ilang-ilang

jig-jig

juju

juju

kai-kai

kaka

kakkak

kavakava

kawakawa

khuskhus

kiekie

kinnikinnick

klop-klop

(knock-knock)

koko

koko

kuku

kukukuku

kumkum

kuskus

lab-lab

lablab

lap-lap

lapo-lapo

lapu-lapu

lavalava

loa loa

log-log

lolo

low-low

lulu

mahimahi

mama

matamata

(matta-matta)

MauMau

motmot

mumu

murmur

muumuu

nana

(no-no)

nulla-nulla

papa

paw-paw

pawpaw

(pee-pee)

pip-pip

pom-pom

pooh-pooh

(poopoo)

(puff-puff)

put-put

putt-putt

(quack-quack)

so-so

ta-ta

tartar

(tch-tch)

ticktick

tie-tie

(tika-tika)

tikitiki

tom-tom

too-too

toto

(trot-trot)

tsetse

(tsk-tsk)

tum-(ti-)tum

(tush-tush)

tut-tut

tutu

(tweng-tweng)

(twit-twit)

(uffa-uffa)

(uh-uh)

(wa-wa)

wah-wah

(wang wang)

wee-wee

(whoit-whoit)

(whurra-whurra)

wou-wou

ylang-ylang

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housey-housey hubba-hubba

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English Flip-Flop Words

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Yo-Yo

yum-yum

zero-zero

zoozoo

zou-zou

zu-zu

(zit-zit)

Head (consonant) Shift


(antsy-pantsy)

argy-bargy

bigwig

blackjack

(boob-tube)

boogie-woogie

boohoo

bowwow

cagmag

chalk-talk

claptrap

(cring-cling)

deadhead

downtown

even Steven

fat cat

flag bag

Fleet Street

flibberti-gibberty

(flower power)

flubdub

flyby

four-door

frank bank

(fuddle-duddle)

fuddy-duddy

funny-money

fuzzy-guzzy

fuzzy-wuzzy

(Georgy-Porgy)

grandstand

(gruesome twosome)

habnab

handy-andy

handy-dandy

handy-pandy

handy-spandy

hanky-pank

hanky-panky

hari-kari

harum-scarum

heebie-jeebies

heigh-ho

hell's bells

helter-skelter

(Henny-Penny)

heyday

hi-fi

(highty-flighty)

highty-tighty

higgledy-piggledy higglety-pigglety
hillbilly

(hipper-dipper)

(hipperty-skipperty)

hirdie-girdie

hirdum-dirdum

hobnob

hobo

hobson-jobson

hocus-pocus

hoddy-doddy

hodgepodge

hogan-mogan

hogen-mogen

hoity-toity

hokey-pokey

hokus-pokus

holus-bolus

(holy-moley)

honky-tonk

hoodoo

hoopoo

hootchy-kootchy

hot pot

hot spot

hotchpotch

hotnot

hotshot

hotsy-totsy

house mouse

hubble-bubble

hubbub

(huff-duff)

huff-snuff

huff-snuff

hugger-mugger

hull-gull

humdrum

hummum

humpty-dumpty

humstrum

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English Flip-Flop Words

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hurdy-gurdy

hurly-burly

hurrbur

hurry-scurry

hurry-skurry

hustle-bustle

ill will

itsy-bitsy

itty-bitty

jeepers creepers

joukerypawkery

kegmeg

killer-diller

kinchin

kiwi

(kobo)

koodoo

kowtow

kudu, koudou

lardy-dardy

(lead head)

(legal beagle)

(legal eagle)

Lei Day

libidibi

lillypilly

locofoco

lovey-dovey

May Day

(mellow yellow)

miminy-piminy

mucluc, muckluck

mukluk

mumbo-jumbo

namby-pamby

niminy-piminy

(nitty-gritty)

nitwit

okey-doke

pall-mall

palsy-walsy

payday

peewee

peg leg

pell-mell

picnic

(piggly-wiggly)

ragbag

ragtag

(rang-kang)

razzle-dazzle

(riki-tiki)

(ringey-dingey)

(rinky-dink)

roly-poly

rum-dum

rumble-bumble

rumble-tumble

(sci-fi)

silly Billy

superdooper

superduper

tee-hee

teensy-weensy

teeny-weeny

thriller-diller

titbit

tootsy-wootsy

tussie-mussie

tutti-frutti

tuzzy-muzzy

(ubble-gubble)

uh-huh

um-hum

voodoo

walkie-talkie

(wham-bam)

whing-ding

(whooper-dooper)

willy-nilly

wingding

yo-ho

yoo-hoo

zap flap

Zoot suit

Vowel Shift: i-a


chiffchaff

chitchat

click-clack

cling-clang

clink-clank

(clitter-clatter)

cringle-crangle

crinkle-crankle

crinkum-crankum

diddle-daddle

dillydally

fiddle-faddle

flick-flack

flimflam

flip-flap

(frizzle-frazzle)

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English Flip-Flop Words

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(gibber-jabber)

jimjams

jinglejangle

jipijapa

jirajara

kit-cat

kit-kat

kittle cattle

(kitty-cat)

knick-knack

Lib-Lab

mishmash

(nitter-natter)

pishpash

pitter-patter

(ribble-rabble)

rickrack

ricrac

riffraff

riprap

shilly-shally

snip-snap

splish-splash

(splitter-splatter)

ticktack

(ticky-tacky)

tittle-tattle

twit-twat

whim-wham

whimsy-whamsy wiggle-waggle

wishy-washy

wigwag

zigzag

Vowel Shift: i-o


clip-clop

clip-clop

crisscross

dingdong

flip-flop

flipperty-flopperty

(hip-hop)

hippity-hoppity

jig-jog

(King Kong)

Ping-Pong

pishposh

singsong

slipslop

ticktock

tip-top

(slish-slosh) (swishy-swashy)
(tish-tosh)

wiggle-woggle

Vowel Shift: other


cookie

feery-fary

FIFO

flatfoot

forfar

geegaw

gewgaw

hee-haw

hellhole

hoo-ha

(plunk-plonk)

seesaw

tontine

(uh-oh)

shipshape teeter-totter

Tripled Form
bric-a-brac

bumpety-bump

chuck(-a)-luck

(chug-a-lug)

clickety-clack

clickety-click

clinkety-clank

clinkety-clink

clippety-clop

ding-a-ling

falderal

fee-faw-fum

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English Flip-Flop Words

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fee-fo-fum

flippity-flop

folderol

(hickory-dickory-dock)

(hip-hip-hooray)

hippety-hop

(huff & puff)

jib-o-jib

jig-a-jig

jig-a-jog

jig-joggy

jigjoggy

(knockity-knock)

la-di-dah

lazy daisy stich

muckamuck

pit-a-pat

(plunkety-plunk)

(polly-wolly-doodle)

(rat-a-tat)

razzmatazz

rub-a-dub

(scrub-a-dub)

(scrub-a-scrub)

shim-sham shimmy

(tak-a-tak)

(tappety-tap)

tic-tac-toe

ting-a-ling

(whip-whap-whip)

(yackety-yak)

(yo-ho-ho)

OTHER
artsy-craftsy

bebop

bugaboo

bugbear

crackerjack

eager beaver

fancy pants

fizgig

flapdoodle

flapjack

flibbertigibbet

fluffy-ruffle

fofarraw

foofaraw

foofoorah

fussbudget

gobbledygook

ho-hum

hoi polloi

hoopoe

(hufty-magufty)

hullabaloo

humbug

humdinger

humdudgeon

hunky-dory

(jet set)

jigaboo

jiggery-pokery

jiggumbob

jim-dandy

killickinnic

(kitchy-koo)

lalapalooza

lallygag

lickety-brindle

lickety-cut

lickety-split

linsey-woolsey

lollygag

(oops-a-daisy)

poppycock

(ricky-tick)

riffle-shuffle

rinktum ditty

(rub-a-dub-dub) rumblegumption

slam-bang

slap-bang

slapdab

slapdash

slaphappy

slipshod

snipsnapsnorum

tappietoorie

topsy-turvy

whirligig

whoop-de-doo

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