Rhyming Compounds Alphabetical Order

English Rhyming Compounds

Word Definition Type

argle-bargle Argument or fight Rhyming

backpack Satchel carried on back Rhyming

bigwig Important person Rhyming

black-jack Card game Rhyming

bogo Buy one, get one (free) Rhyming

boogie-woogie Fast jazz dance Rhyming

boob tube Television set Rhyming

bric-a-brac Cheap decorative objects Alliterative

candy-shmandy Candy my eye! SH-Rule

car-shmar Car my eye! SH-Rule

cha-ching The sound of a cash register. Alliterative

chit-chat Idle talk Alliterative

chitter-chatter Idle talk Alliterative

chug-a-lug To drink down in one swallow Rhyming

claptrap Cheap talk Rhyming

clickety-clack Heavy clicking Complex

cock-a-doodle-doo Rooster sound Complex

cock-a-leekie Chicken-leek soup Complex

Coco French nickname Duplicative

couscous Steamed semolina Duplicative

creepy-crawly A small flightless frightening creature Alliterative

crisscross To move back & forth Alliterative

dadaism Absurdist art Duplicative

dilly-dally Dawdle, move slowly Alliterative

dingaling Bell sound; foolish person Complex

ding-dong Bell sound Alliterative

doodad Trinket Alliterative

fancy-shmancy Fancy my eye! SH-Rule

fast track Expedited service Rhyming

fiddle-faddle Nonsense Alliterative

Fifi French nickname Duplicative

fishy-shmishy Fishy my eye! SH-Rule

flibbertigibbet A talkative airhead Complex

flim-flam Con game Alliterative

flip-flop Thong slippers, change of mind Alliterative

flotsam-jetsam Sea garbage Alliterative

fribble-frabble Nonsense Alliterative

frou-frou Fussy stuff added to attire Duplicative

fuddy-duddy Old-fashioned person Rhyming

fuss budget Fussy person Complex

gibble-gabble Nonsense talk, drivel Alliterative

Gigi French nickname Duplicative

gogo Fast paced (music) Duplicative

goo-goo Baby talk. Duplicative

goody-goody A smugly or affectedly virtuous person. Duplicative

ha-ha Normal laugh Duplicative

handy-dandy Quite useful Rhyming

hanky-panky Questionable activity Rhyming

heebie-jeebies Chills of fright Rhyming

hee-haw Mule sound Alliterative

hee-hee High-pitched laugh Duplicative

he-he Conniving laugh Duplicative

helter-skelter in all directions Rhyming

hi-fi High quality sound Rhyming

higgledy-piggledy Disorganized Rhyming

hip-hop Chanting music Alliterative

hippety-hop Hopping Complex

hobnob Hang around with Rhyming

hocus-pocus Trickery Rhyming

ho-ho Deep laugh Duplicative

hoi-poloi Ordinary people Rhyming

hoity-toity Showing off Rhyming

hokey-pokey Dance, ice cream Rhyming

holus-bolus All together Rhyming

honky-tonk Sleazy saloon Rhyming

hootchy-kootchy Erotic dance Rhyming

hotshot Important person Rhyming

hubba-hubba Disparaging salute to women Duplicative

hubble-bubble Noisy confusion of sounds Rhyming

hubbly-bubbly Hookah Rhyming

hugger-mugger Secrecy; in secret Rhyming

hubbub Noisy confusion of sounds Rhyming

humdrum Boringly routine. Rhyming

Humpty-Dumpty Nursery rhyme name (egg) Rhyming

hunky-dory OK, alright Complex

hurdy-gurdy Cranked musical instrument Rhyming

hurly-burly Tumult, bustle, confusion Rhyming

itsy-bitsy Very, very little Rhyming

itty-bitty Very, very little Rhyming

jelly belly Protruding stomach Rhyming

jiggery-pokery Trickery Complex

jim-jams Pajamas; the jitters (archaic) Alliterative

jingle-jangle Sound of metallic pieces Alliterative

Ju-jubes Commercial candy name Rhyming

KitKat Commercial candy name Alliterative

kitty-cat A cat Alliterative

klip-klop Sound of hooves Alliterative

knick-knack Trinket Alliterative

legal beagle Agressive lawyer Rhyming

lickety-split Fast Complex

linsey-woolsey Coarse wool fabric Complex

litty-bitty Very, very little Rhyming

loosey-goosey Very relaxed Rhyming

mau-mau To terrorize Duplicative

miminy-piminy Prim and proper Rhyming

Mimi French nickname Duplicative

moo-juice Milk Complex

mumbo-jumbo Unintelligible speech Rhyming

nid-nod Nod repeatedly Alliterative

niddle-noddle Nod unsteadily Alliterative

nightlight Small electric light Rhyming

niminy-piminy Prim and proper Rhyming

nitty-gritty The details of the essence Rhyming

nitwit Dumb person Rhyming

nolens-volens Like it or not Rhyming

okey-dokey OK Rhyming

oops-a-daisey Exclamation for a fall or lifting Complex

pall-mall Old stick-and-ball game Rhyming

palsy-walsy Suspiciously friendly Rhyming

peewee Very small Alliterative

pell-mell In a rush Rhyming

pish-posh! Nonsense Alliterative

Pit-Pat TV show character Alliterative

pitter-patter Sound of little feet Alliterative

poo-poo Poop Duplicative

pooh-pooh Dismiss as trivial Duplicative

pooper-scooper Pet dropping scoop Rhyming

prime time TV programming 8 to 11 PM Rhyming

prittle-prattle Idle chatter, babble Alliterative

raggle-taggle Strangely mixed Rhyming

ragtag Ragged, disorganized Rhyming

ratta-tat(-tat) Drum roll, drum sound Rhyming

razzle-dazzle Showiness Rhyming

razzmatazz Dazzling display Complex

rickrack Zigzag trim for clothing Alliterative

riff-raff Low life, worthless people Alliterative

roly-poly Round Rhyming

rooty-toot(-toot) Sound of brass instrument Rhyming

salary-shmalary Salary my eye! SH-Rule

Scooby-Doo The name of a cartoon dog. Rhyming

seesaw A teeter-totter; to go back and forth Alliterative

shilly-shally Delay, lag behind Rhyming

silly Willy Casual nickname Rhyming

sing-song Boringly monotonic Rhyming

slangwhang Rant nonsense Rhyming

slap-happy Crazy happy; dizzy from beatings Complex

slo-mo Slow motion (movies) Rhyming

Soho Area of London Rhyming

tee-hee High pitched laugh Rhyming

teeter-totter Wobble; a see-saw Alliterative

tick-tock Sound of an old clock Alliterative

tipsy-topsy Head over heels Alliterative

tittle-tattle Idle chatter Alliterative

topsy-turvy Confused Complex

tutti-frutti Italian ice cream flavor Rhyming

twiddle-twaddle Gab, superficial talk Alliterative

Tweedledum & Tweedledee Two things virtually identical Alliterative

voodoo Caribbean magic Rhyming

walkie-talkie Two-way hand-held portable radio. Rhyming

wiggle-waggle Waggling back and forth Alliterative

whipper-snapper An upstart Alliterative

whing-ding Wild party Rhyming

whirly-bird Helicopter Complex

wing-ding Wild party Rhyming

wi-fi Wideband wireless network Rhyming

willy-nilly Like it or not; randomly Rhyming

wishy-washy Indecisive, vacillating Alliterative

yadda-yadda-yadda Etc., chatter, verbiage Duplicative

yackety-yack Droning chatter Complex