@merriamwebster: What is a ‘kangaroo word’?

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shadypines_ttv
Shady Pines :
so kangaroo is not a kangaroo word?
2026-08-15 15:59:48
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etayloe14
ET :
My brain doesn’t want to make space for this
2026-08-14 20:21:00
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cheetosik
andre :
am I having a stroke
2026-08-14 20:15:59
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earthafterrain
ʏᴜᴇʟɪᴀɴ | 月连 :
this is gonna change the way I see words forever
2026-09-29 19:49:24
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classyfattybabe
CFB :
Chicken also has chick ☺️
2026-09-28 17:58:57
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shi_michael
Michael :
I just know my brain will catalog this as very important. Oh hey, catalog has log in it. . . *sigh*
2026-08-15 00:19:46
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miathesun
🪲 :
ok so chicken is the kangaroo word because it has hen in it and the word hen is the joey word because its in chicken
2026-08-15 02:42:31
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pope_ted
Tedward :
I feel like y’all just made that expression up.
2026-08-14 21:55:45
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chanelsensei
Lynette Chanel :
How high u gotta be to think of this
2026-08-15 18:14:06
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canadian_sparky0
canadian_sparky0 :
I don't know what I'm going to do with this information, but I have a feeling in 15 or 20 years time it's going to come to me and people are going to think I'm crazy
2026-08-14 22:49:05
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andrewbartlett979
Andrew Bartlett979🇨🇦 :
There is absolutely no reason for this to be a thing.
2026-08-14 20:30:41
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ivory__lotus
Ivory_Lotus :
Does the kangaroo word have to have the Joey spelled in the correct order? Like “cHickEN” has HEN in the right order. Or can the letters be scrambled?
2026-08-15 07:38:30
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clemaestro18
Tshepo :
TikTok just drops us anywhere.... but I'm glad I landed here. This is my kinda nerd 🤓
2026-08-15 00:52:31
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yeoh601
Yeoh :
How I’ll look later when I tell someone about this
2026-08-15 00:30:14
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sadeberunning
Dr. A. Sade🏃🏽‍♀️✨ :
Why this needed to be a grammar concept I will never understand.
2026-08-17 04:58:07
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tybbeadedatelier
TYB Beaded Atelier :
The English I already know is sufficient. I don’t have learning space for this.
2026-08-14 23:03:51
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cakey.baby
cakey.baby :
Who figured this shit out?!
2026-08-16 00:35:43
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go.gojollywould
go.gojollywould :
Wait so what’s the synonym for kangaroo. Send help pls
2026-08-14 23:39:27
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hamiltoniseverything
Hamiltonislife :
You just made this up
2026-08-16 00:54:42
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_jumoke.tosin
_J.T :
I was literally looking for the letters that spell joey🤣🤣, then I understood.
2026-08-15 08:01:15
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peymanity
peymanity :
awesome, but "anti kangaroo" seems a bit weak. both because surely someone could think of a better name, but also because any "un-" or "dis-" (or similar) prefix word presumably qualifies?
2026-08-14 19:57:53
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menthalous
Menthalous 🇳🇴🥶🕹️🦹 :
"JOEY DOESN'T SHARE VOWELS!!!"
2026-08-15 10:01:00
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trublue42
TruBlue42 :
chicken isnt a kangaroo. its a twin. chick and hen.
2026-08-15 00:03:53
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pllasma3
Pllasma :
why is this so fun
2026-08-15 02:35:23
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louchosen
louchosen :
and let me guess, a schitzophrenic wallaby is when a synonym may be spelled out in its analog only not in order 😒
2026-08-15 17:08:49
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