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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread reduplicatives #164376 12/18/2006 12:45 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Jacklope123 stranger Jacklope123 stranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Isn't the term reduplicative redundant? Aren't they just duplicatives since they are only doubled once? Reminds me of the use of "irregardless" when regardless is intended. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: reduplicatives #164377 12/18/2006 3:37 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 4 SF Bay Area Laura_Kennedy stranger Laura_Kennedy stranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 4 SF Bay Area I've never heard "bling-bling" spoken, and I've only seen it written that way a few times. I've usually seen and heard it as "bling." Is this possibly regional? I live in the SF bay area. Or perhaps an example of a resingled reduplicative? A singlative? Laura Kennedy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: reduplicatives #164378 12/18/2006 5:36 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I think bling-bling came first, and was then truncated. I say this from more than just guesswork, as I at one time had access to OneLook's "undefined words" database -- in response to which I added bling-bling to my own online dictionary. as indicated, the origin is gangsta rap (or hip-hop slang). bling-bling edit: here's the wikitake Last edited by tsuwm; 12/18/2006 5:47 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wikitake #164379 12/19/2006 1:35 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Sounds like it oughta be a Japanese food... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wikitake #164380 12/19/2006 2:02 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 "a Japanese food..." A kind of mushroom, properly spelled wikiitake Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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