Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
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- noun rare An absurd question; a
quibble ; aconundrum ; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
Etymologies
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Possibly a humorous alteration of catechism
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whichbe commented on the word carriwitchet
Hoaxing or riddling question; a pun, a quibble.
May 12, 2008
sionnach commented on the word carriwitchet
sister of tippitiwitchet.
January 1, 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word carriwitchet
JM honours all carriwitchets but doesn't know how to transport them or how to tell one from another.
September 29, 2009
mtc commented on the word carriwitchet
Carriwitchet has been treated on World Wide Words:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-car3.htm
August 27, 2013