Word List -5

Willy- Nilly- Whether one wants it or not

Wishy-Washy- Of inferior color or quality

Tittle-Tattle- Silly talk

Tommy-rot- Nonsense

Topsy-turvy- Totally disordered

Trail-blazer: Pioneer

Shilly-shally- To hesitate in making a decision

Slap-Happy- Cheerful yet too casual

Snotty-nosed- Treating people of lower position roughly

Starry-eyed- Enthusiastic yet impractical

Strait-Jacket- A restricting thing, Stranglehold

strait-laced- Very strict in morality

Rabble-rouser: A haranguer, A fiery speaker

Rand and rave: To show one's anger shouting loudly

Rat-tat: Knocking at the door

Roly-poly: Short and Fat person

Pooh-pooh: To reject an idea with contempt

Namby-Pamby: Weak and sentimental

No-No: An unaccepted/unpermitted work

Moth-eaten: Outdated or old-fashioned

Mumbo-Jumbo: Complicated procedure with no clear objective

Knick-knack: Things of little value

Jiggery-Pockery:  Dishonest/Cheating Behaviour

Hanky-Panky: Improper behaviour

Hebbie-jeebies: Feeling of fear or anxiety

Higgledy-piggledy: Fully disordered

Hocus-pocus: Tricks intended to deceive people

Hoi-Polloi: The common mass

Hoity-toity: A behaviour full of air of superiority

Hurly-Burly: Noisy and exciting activity

Fuddy-duddy: One having old fashioned thoughts or habits

Derring-do: Daring exploits

Gung-ho: Unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager

Dilly-dally: To waste time in hesitation to do something

Ding-dong: A fierce altercation

Argy-bargy: Noisy yet not serious quarrel. 

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