tiddly-om-pom-pom

interjection

Meaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm.

Meanings

interjection

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  1. imitativeMeaningless words used to hum a tune or indicate a certain type of rhythm.

    I do like to stroll along the Prom, Prom, Prom! Where the brass bands play Tiddely-om-pom-pom!

    1907, John Glover-Kind, “I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside”, performed by Mark Sheridan
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APA

tiddly-om-pom-pom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiddly-om-pom-pom

MLA

“tiddly-om-pom-pom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiddly-om-pom-pom. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiddly-om-pom-pom,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiddly-om-pom-pom.

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