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HYPHEN-ATED WORDS?
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? which ones are lies? i.e. not really hyphenated - I just syllablized?

? which one is an actress' name? what is her surname?

? which ones are regarded as 'dirty' words?


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HYPHEN-ATED WORDS?

© - Tom Hyland - 6/5/10

ack-ack gun / a-be-ce-dar-i-an -
blow-dry / blow-gun / blow-job -
cha-cha / choo-choo / chop-chop -

dik-dik / dog-and-pony-show / do-little -
eye-catcher / el-ee-mos-y-nar-y / epoch-making -
fade-out / fail-safe / fan-tan -

goo-goo / gaff-rig / ga-ma-hy-drox-y-bu-ty-rate -
hand-me-down / hand-feed / hand-jam / hand-job -
ice-out / ich-thy-oph-a-gous / i-co-si-tet-ra-he-dron -

jack-in-the-pulpit / jack-of-all-trades / jack-o’-lantern -
kiss-and-tell / kitty-cornered / knee-deep / knight-errant -
laissez-faire / la-la / lapis-lazuli / larger-than-life -

matter-of-fact / mau-mau / melanocyte-stimulating hormone -
namby-pamby / name-dropping / ne-plus-ultra -
oat-cell / oblique-slip fault / off-color -

page-turner / pair-oar / pall-mall / pay-as-you-go -
quarter-bound / quartz-iodine lamp / queen-cup -
raggle-taggle / rah-rah / rail-splitter -

saddle-sore / sa-miz-dat / seat-of-the-pants -
tam-o’-shantern / ta-ta / tax-free -
uh-huh / uh-oh / uh-uh / ul-u-late -

value-added / variable-geometry / varicella-zoster virus -
wa-wa / wah-wah / wig-wag -
x-coordinate / x-rated / x-ray tube -
yackety-yak / yackety sax / yadda-yadda-yadda -
za-za / z-axis / zig-zag / zero-zero -


© - TKH.







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 Reviews of "HYPHEN-ATED WORDS?"
Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on June 12, 2010
Another cleverly concocted "play" with words, Tom. Thank you for sharing your etymological fun. Love and peace,

Regis
Reviewed by Georg Mateos
Reviewed on June 11, 2010
Are they the virgins they promised the suicide bomber would be waiting for him? Winchester is goooooooooooood!

Cuz EDvard



Reviewed by J'nia Fowler
Reviewed on June 7, 2010
You been playing with that old home lobotomy-kit again? lol, lol ,lol.
Just kidding my friend. J'nia
Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on June 6, 2010
"yadda-yadda-yadda" basically explains it all as you are herein as usual a long-winded word sleuth...;-) e
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