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airy-fairy |
foolish idealistic and vague
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2.
argy-bargy |
noisy quarrelling
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3.
dilly-dally |
dawdle or vacillate
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4.
fuddy-duddy |
a person who is very old-fashioned and
pompous |
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5.
harum-scarum |
reckless; impetuous
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6.
helter-skelter |
in disorderly haste or confusion
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7.
hocus-pocus |
meaningless talk used to deceive
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8.
hotch-potch |
a confused mixture
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9.
hoity-toity |
haughty
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10.
hunky-dory |
excellent
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11.
hurdy-gurdy |
a musical instrument with a droning sound
played by turning a handle, with keys worked by the other hand |
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12.
hurly-burly |
boisterous activity
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13.
itty-bitty |
very small
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14.
jiggery-pokery |
deceitful or dishonest behaviour
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15.
knick-knack |
a small object, especially an ornament of
little value |
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16.
mish-mash |
a confused mixture
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17.
namby-pamby |
lacking courage or vigour
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18.
pell-mell |
in a confused, rushed or disorderly way
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19.
pitter-patter |
a sound as of quick light steps or taps
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20.
riff-raff |
disreputable or undesirable people
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21.
roly-poly |
round and plump
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22.
silly-billy |
a silly person
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23.
teeny-weeny |
very small
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24.
tell-tale |
revealing or betraying something
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25.
tip-top |
of the very best; excellent
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26.
willy-nilly |
without direction or planning, haphazardly
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27.
wishy-washy |
weak or thin; feeble or insipid
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