coddiwomple
English
editEtymology
editUnknown. Probably coined in the late 2010s.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /kɒd.i.wɒm.p(ə)l/
- Hyphenation: cod‧di‧wom‧ple
Verb
editcoddiwomple (third-person singular simple present coddiwomples, present participle coddiwompling, simple past and past participle coddiwompled)
- To travel purposefully to an undetermined location.
- 2018 December 22, Tony Bailie, “Take on Nature: The joys and dangers of coddiwompling”, in The Irish News[1]:
- Like seachrán, it can be used in the physical sense of going for a walk or in a more abstract sense – I am coddiwompling my way through life.
- 2019 September 30, David Ballard, “Don't get catawampus in your coddiwomple”, in Pharos Wealth Strategies[2]:
- If you are anything like me you may be coddiwompling your way through life, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
- 2023 August 9, “Coddiwomple.”, in The Vining Center[3]:
- For certain, there is an intrinsic open-heartedness, humility, and trust expressed by all who coddiwomple.