The official word for the quirk of our language that I have lighted on today is reduplicative. 

This episode of Word Wrangling goes from nursery rhymes to a murderous cult, Bob Dylan, Donovan  and Queen get quoted,  There's a bit of Lewis Carroll, Gilbert & Sullivan and Shakespeare in the mix. And Lady Gaga.

Something to annoy everyone.

Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.