Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gee haw whimmy diddle

/ˈdʒi hɑ ˈwɪmi dɪdəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gee haw whim-my -did-dle
IPA: /ˈdʒi hɑ ˈwɪmi dɪdəl/

41

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wooden toy consisting of a notched stick with a smaller stick attached on the end. Rubbing the notched stick with another stick causes the smaller stick to spin; with practice the spin can be made to change from rightward (gee) to leftward (haw) and vice versa.

Example Sentences

"…some of the Blue Ridge Mountain folk toys. Each of the following runs about $2: spinning wooden top, fox and geese game, gee-haw whimmy diddle, bull roarer, corn cob pipe."
"Here you can pick up mountain toys such as the ‘gee-haw whimmy diddle,' a stick with a propeller that turns when you rub the notches on the stick."
"Special events at the FolkArt Center...include Fiber Day in May, the World Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition in August..."
"Thousands of wooden versions are sold each year, and a Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle Competition is held every summer at Asheville's Folk Art Center."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʒi hɑ ˈwɪmi dɪdəl/

Inflected Forms

gee haw whimmy diddles (plural) gee-haw whimmy diddle (alternative) gee haw whammy diddle (alternative) gee-haw whammy diddle (alternative)

Synonyms

whimmy diddle

Questions

How do you pronounce gee haw whimmy diddle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒi hɑ ˈwɪmi dɪdəl/.
What does gee haw whimmy diddle mean?: A wooden toy consisting of a notched stick with a smaller stick attached on the end. Rubbing the notched stick with another stick causes the smaller stick to spin; with practice the spin can be made to change from rightward (gee) to leftward (haw) and vice versa.

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