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coddiwomple

cod·di·wom·ple

US/kɒd.i.wɒm.p(ə)l/

verb

To travel purposefully to an undetermined location.

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Meanings

verbcoddiwomple (third-person singular simple present coddiwomples, present participle coddiwompling, simple past and past participle coddiwompled)

present singular third person coddiwomples · participle present coddiwompling · participle past coddiwompled · past coddiwompled

To travel purposefully to an undetermined location.
For certain, there is an intrinsic open-heartedness, humility, and trust expressed by all who coddiwomple.
2023 August 9, “Coddiwomple.”, in The Vining Center
2 more examples
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.
2018 December 22, Tony Bailie, “Take on Nature: The joys and dangers of coddiwompling”, in The Irish News
If you are anything like me you may be coddiwompling your way through life, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
2019 September 30, David Ballard, “Don't get catawampus in your coddiwomple”, in Pharos Wealth Strategies

Origin

Unknown. Probably coined in the late 2010s.

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Cite this entry

APA

coddiwomple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddiwomple

MLA

“coddiwomple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddiwomple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coddiwomple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coddiwomple.

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