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Stupid English Words that are Totally Real š (+ Easy to Learn)
You think you know English? Ha! Think again. Iām going to teach you some of the most ridiculous, funny, yet totally real English words that sound like they came from a childrenās book. Youāll learn whathiggledy-piggledy, hanky-panky, mumbo-jumbo, and dilly-dally actually mean (yes, people really say them). Weāll also talk about knick-knacks, roly-polies, and why English speakers love words that rhyme. If you want to laugh and learn, this lesson is higgledy-piggledy, hanky-panky, hurdy-gurdy perfection.
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Thank you so much
Dear Ronnie, what a very funny lesson! In your language you have a special word for these expressions, I had to look it up in a dictionary : onomatopoeia. That is Greek to me. Mumbo jumbo, perhaps.