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coddiwomple

Syllables: cod·di·wom·pleUS/kɒd.i.wɒm.p(ə)l/

coddiwomple verb: to travel purposefully to an undetermined location.

Verb

coddiwomple (third-person singular simple present coddiwomples, present participle coddiwompling, simple past and past participle coddiwompled)

  1. To travel purposefully to an undetermined location.
    • Like seachrán, it can be used in the physical sense of going for a walk or in a more abstract sense – I am coddiwompling my way through life.2018 December 22, Tony Bailie, “Take on Nature: The joys and dangers of coddiwompling”, in The Irish News
    • If you are anything like me you may be coddiwompling your way through life, which is not necessarily a bad thing.2019 September 30, David Ballard, “Don't get catawampus in your coddiwomple”, in Pharos Wealth Strategies

Forms of coddiwomple

third-person singular presentcoddiwomples
present participlecoddiwompling
past participlecoddiwompled
pastcoddiwompled

Origin of coddiwomple

Unknown. Probably coined in the late 2010s.

Questions about coddiwomple

What does coddiwomple mean?
Coddiwomple means to travel purposefully to an undetermined location.
What part of speech is coddiwomple?
Coddiwomple is a verb.
How do you pronounce coddiwomple?
Coddiwomple is pronounced /kɒd.i.wɒm.p(ə)l/ (US).
What is the past tense of coddiwomple?
The past tense of coddiwomple is coddiwompled.

Words near coddiwomple in the dictionary

  1. Coddington
  2. Coddington lens
  3. Coddington magnifier
  4. Coddington magnifiers
  5. Coddingtons
  6. coddiwomple
  7. coddiwompled
  8. coddiwomples
  9. coddiwompling
  10. coddle
  11. coddled

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