“Easy-Peasy”って何？｜韻を踏んだ面白い英語表現 Reduplications

〈例〉

ack-ack , aye-aye,

baa-baa , bang-bang , beriberi , blah-blah , bling-bling , bonbon , boo-boo , bombom , bum-bum , bye-bye,

cancan , cha-cha , chi-chi , chick-chick , choo-choo , chop-chop,

dada , diddle-diddle,

froufrou,

gaga , gee-gee , girly girly , goody-goody,

ha-ha , hush-hush,

knock-knock,

mama , meh-meh , moo-moo , mum-mum , muumuu,

nana , neigh-neigh , night-night , no-no,

oink-oink,

papa , pawpaw , pee-pee , picky-picky , poo-poo , po-po,

rah-rah , rye-rye , ring-ring,

so so,

ta-ta , tom-tom , tuk-tuk , tum-tum , tutu,

vroom-vroom,

wee-wee , wiggle-wiggle,

yada-yada , yo-yo , yum-yum　

〈例〉

bibble-babble , bric-a-brac,

chiff chaff , ching chong , chit-chat , chitter-chatter , clip-clop , clippety-cloppety , crincum-crancum , crinkle-crankle , criss-cross,

diddle-daddle , dig-dug , dilly-dally , dimber damber , ding-dong , dingle-dangle,

fiddle-faddle , fingle-fangle , flim-flam , flip-flap , flip-flop , flipperty-flopperty,

gewgaw , gibble-gabble,

hee-haw , heigh-ho , higgle-haggle , hip-hop,

jibber-jabber , jig jog , jimjams,

kit-kat , knickknack (nicknack),

mingle-mangle , mishmash , mixty-maxty,

niddle-noddle , niddy-noddy,

ping-pong , pish posh , pit-a-pat , pitter-patter , pittle-pattle , plinky-plonky , prittle-prattle,

ribble-rabble , riff-raff , riprap,

scribble-scrabble , see-saw , shilly-shally , ship-shape , sing-song , skimble-skamble , slipslop , snipper-snapper , snip-snap , swish-swash,

teeny-tiny , tic-tac , ticky-tacky , tick-tock , tik-tok , tip-top , tittle-tattle , twit-twat , twittle-twattle,

whiff-whaff , whim-wham , wibble-wobble , wibbly-wobbly , wifty-wafty , wiggle-waggle , wish-wash , wishy-washy , wringle-wrangle,

zigzag

〈例〉

abracadabra , airy-fairy , argy-bargy , arsy varsy , artsy-fartsy , arty-farty,

barmy army , beanie-weenies , bees-knees , blogger-flogger , boo hoo , boogie-woogie , boy-toy , brain drain , bunny wunny , bow-wow,

chick-flick , chill pill , chunky monkey , clap-trap , creepy-peepy , cuddly-wuddly , culture-vulture,

dangling , ding-dong , doggy-woggy , double-trouble , driver reviver,

easy-peasey (lemon-squeezy) , eeny-meeny-miny-moe , eensy-weensy , even-steven,

fam-bam , fender-bender , fishy wishy , flitter-flatter , flotsam-jetsam , freaky-deaky , fuddle-duddle , fuddy-duddy , fuzzy-wuzzy,

gang bang , gender bender , ginger minger,

handy-dandy , hanky-panky , happy-clappy , harum-scarum , heebie-jeebies , helter-skelter , herky-jerky , hi-fi , higgledy-piggledy , hink-pink , hippy-dippy (hippie-dippie) , hity-tity , hob-nob , hobson-jobson , hocus-pocus , hodge-podge , hoity-toity , hokey-pokey , holey-moley , hooly dooly , hootchie-kootchie , hotchpotch , hotspot , hotsy-totsy , hub bub , Hubble-bubble , hugger-mugger , hullabaloo , humdrum , Humpty-Dumpty , hurdy-gurdy , hurly-burly , hurry-scurry,

incy wincy , ing-bing , itsy-bitsy ,itty-bitty,

Jeepers-creepers , jellybelly,

kiddy widdy , kitty witty,

laptop , lardy-dardy , loosey-goosey , lovey-dovey,

mumbo-jumbo,

namby-pamby , niminy-piminy , nitty-gritty, nit-wit,

okey-dokey , ooey-gooey,

pall-mall , palsy-walsy , party hardy , party hearty , Peter-Piper , pell-mell , phoney-baloney , piggy wiggy , piggly-wiggly , pooper scooper , pow-wow , purple nurple,

ragbag , ragtag , raggle-taggle , razzle-dazzle , razzmatazz , ring-a-ling , rocket docket , roly-poly , rub-a-dub-dub , rugger bugger , rumpy-pumpy,

silly-billy , snailmail , super-duper,

teeny-weeny (teenie-weenie) , teensy-weensy , tootsy-wootsy , topsy-turvy , tozy-mozy , trolley dolly,

voodoo,

walkie-talkie (walky-talky) , wheeler-dealer , Wi-Fi , willy-nilly , wingding,

yum-yum , yummy mummy , yummy in my tummy