Battologism

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sentence or phrase in which a syllable or short sequence of syllables is repeated, often with different meanings. Example: Wright did not write "rite" right.

    "2001 February 1, Battologism alert: Silly cyber surfers can give their mouths a workout at the 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters USA Today hotsites"

  2. 2
    A tongue-twister. informal

Example

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"2001 February 1, Battologism alert: Silly cyber surfers can give their mouths a workout at the 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters USA Today hotsites"

Etymology

From battology + -ism.

Related phrases

tongue twister

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