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tiddly-om-pom-pom

tiddly-om-pom-pom interjection: meaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm.

Interjection

  1. (imitative) Meaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm.
    • I do like to stroll along the Prom, Prom, Prom!
      Where the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!1907, John Glover-Kind, “I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside”, performed by Mark Sheridan

Forms of tiddly-om-pom-pom

alternative formtiddely-om-pom-pom
alternative formtiddley-om-pom-pom

Questions about tiddly-om-pom-pom

What does tiddly-om-pom-pom mean?
Tiddly-om-pom-pom means meaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm.
What part of speech is tiddly-om-pom-pom?
Tiddly-om-pom-pom is an interjection.

Words near tiddly-om-pom-pom in the dictionary

  1. tiddliness
  2. tiddling
  3. tiddly
  4. tiddly suit
  5. tiddly suits
  6. tiddly-om-pom-pom
  7. tiddlywink
  8. tiddlywinked
  9. tiddlywinker
  10. tiddlywinkers
  11. tiddlywinking

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