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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

word formation

What is the word formation of "doo whoppers"?

Ain't these doo whoppers unusual?
Aren't these things unusual?

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doo-wop is a style of music. com/doo-woppers But I doubt that the meaning here relates to that. doo whopper is not an expression I know, but I suspect it is a kind of 'nonsense' word used by the speaker to refer casually to something that he does not know the correct word for.

— Clive

  • doo-wop is a style of music.
  • com/doo-woppers But I doubt that the meaning here relates to that.
  • doo whopper is not an expression I know, but I suspect it is a kind of 'nonsense' word used by the speaker to refer casually to something that he does not know the correct word for.
  • Other more common examples are eg thingamajig, thingummy, thingy, doo hickey, whatsit.
  • Such terms are chosen because they sound slightly funny to native speakers.
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doo-wop is a style of music.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doo-woppers

But I doubt that the meaning here relates to that.
doo whopper is n
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The origin is apparently in nonsense syllables sung in the R&B genre:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doo-wopper
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