List of rhyming reduplicated words and phrases

Sometimes when you’re writing a rhyming poem, you may want to include a word or phrase that rhymes with itself, such as itsy-bitsy or super-duper. These are known “reduplicated” words or phrases. “Reduplication” is the term for words or phrases that are created by repeating sounds. Here is a list of rhyming reduplicated words and phrases that may come in handy to you sometime.

abracadabra
argy-bargy
artsy-fartsy
backpack
backtrack
bees knees
big rig
bigwig
blackjack
boogie-woogie
bowwow
boy toy
chick-flick
chock-a-block
chug-a-lug
chunky monkey
claptrap
crop top
cuddly-wuddly
ding-a-ling
ditch witch
double bubble
double trouble
downtown
easy-peasey
eency-weency
even-steven
fancy-schmancy
fat cat
fender-bender
flyby
fuddy-duddy
fuzzy-wuzzy
ground round
handy-dandy
hanky-panky
harum-scarum
heebie-jeebies
helter skelter
heyday
hi-fi
higgledy-piggledy
high fly
hippy-dippy
hobnob
hobo
hocus-pocus
hoddy-noddy
hodgepodge
hoity-toity
hokey-pokey
holy moly
hot pot
hotspot
hugger-mugger
humpty dumpty
hurly-burly
itsy-bitsy
itty-bitty
jeepers creepers
jelly belly
kowtow
laffy taffy
lite brite
lovey-dovey
mai tai
melee
mellow yellow
mojo
mumbo-jumbo
namby-pamby
naysay
nitty-gritty
nitwit
nutter butter
okey dokey
one-ton
out and about
payday
pedal to the metal
pell-mell
picnic
phony-baloney
piggly wiggly
pooper scooper
pop-top
powwow
prime-time
ragtag
rat-a-tat
razzle-dazzle
roly-poly
rough stuff
silly-willy
sky high
slim jim
slow-mo
soho
space race
sump pump
super-duper
teenie-weenie
teensy-weensy
tepee
tex-mex
tighty-whitey
true blue
turkey jerky
undone
voodoo
walkie-talkie
white knight
wi-fi
willy-nilly
wing-ding
wonton


Non-Rhyming Reduplicated Words and Phrases
Some reduplicated words and phrases don’t quite rhyme because they contain different vowel sounds, such as ping-pong or zigzag. Here is a list of reduplicated words and phrases that don’t rhyme.

bric-a-brac
chit-chat
clip-clop
criss-cross
dig dug
dilly-dally
ding-dong
fiddle faddle
flimflam
flip-flop
hee-haw
hip hop
kit kat
knickknack / nicknack
mishmash
ping-pong
pitter-patter
riffraff
seesaw
shipshape
singsong
tic-tac
tick-tock
tip-top
wiggle-waggle
wishy-washy
zigzag