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the worthless word for the day is: carriwitchet

[origin unknown] /kar eh WICH et/
a hoaxing or riddling question; a pun, quibble

"There is a certain exhilaration in meeting a new word
and recognizing its capacities. Frequently it changes
that for which it stands from the intolerable to the
attractive in your estimation. I find the carriwitchet
endearing, for example, though I find the pun -- which
is almost the same thing -- detestable."
- Scribner's Magazine (1939)

"Carriwitchet, a hoaxing, puzzling question.. as 'How
far is it from the first of July to London Bridge?'"
- John C. Hotten, A dictionary of modern slang (1874)


so I guess that riddles such as What's the difference between a duck? are carriwitchets.

-tsuwm

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Hey tsuwn! I excel in carritwitchets.

Sadly, nobody notices.

Sometimes, sadly, not even me.

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Self-defining:

How many T's in todays WWFTD?


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two only, except for here.

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this one carritwitchet an extra t.


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Sometimes I wonder about Google

201 hits for carriwitchet

367 for carriwitchet -uk -au -nz -nu -aussie -brit -british -cockney

Why? Shouldn't I get more hits on the former


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