A list of 22 words by rwr.
- mad grabwas added by rwr and appears on just this list
- mush-mouthwas added by rwr and appears on just this list
- cash cowwas added by rwr and appears on 14 lists
- man-whorewas added by rwr and appears on 2 lists
- backdropwas added by rwr and appears on 13 lists
- sorry sightwas added by rwr and appears on just this list
- short shriftwas added by rwr and appears on 10 lists
- how nowwas added by rwr and appears on just this list
- whereforewas added by rwr and appears on 31 lists
- whatnotwas added by rwr and appears on 35 lists
- pish poshwas added by rwr and appears on 8 lists
- humdrumwas added by rwr and appears on 72 lists
- nitty-grittywas added by rwr and appears on 10 lists
- hugger-muggerwas added by rwr and appears on 38 lists
- flim flamwas added by rwr and appears on 5 lists
- dilly-dallywas added by rwr and appears on 27 lists
- ho humwas added by rwr and appears on 3 lists
- mad maxwas added by rwr and appears on just this list
- flapjackwas added by rwr and appears on 38 lists
- dingbatwas added by rwr and appears on 46 lists
- sad-sackwas added by rwr and appears on just this list
- rat-trapwas added by rwr and appears on 2 lists
madmouth commented on the list spondee
'backdrop', 'man-whore' and many others on this list are more trochaic than spondaic (at least, when I say 'falling backdrop' to myself, the two words have a very similar stress pattern). 'kersplat' is an iamb.
May 19, 2009
rwr commented on the list spondee
I'm with you on kersplat, I nabbed it from the main page and must have dumped it in the wrong list.
May 19, 2009