coddiwomple

English

Etymology

Unknown. Probably coined in the late 2010s.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɒd.i.wɒm.p(ə)l/
• Hyphenation: cod‧di‧wom‧ple

Verb

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

1. To travel purposefully to an undetermined location.
   • 2018 December 22, Tony Bailie, “Take on Nature: The joys and dangers of coddiwompling”, in The Irish News‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2019 September 30, David Ballard, “Don't get catawampus in your coddiwomple”, in Pharos Wealth Strategies‎^[2]:

     If you are anything like me you may be coddiwompling your way through life, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

   • 2023 August 9, “Coddiwomple.”, in The Vining Center‎^[3]:

     For certain, there is an intrinsic open-heartedness, humility, and trust expressed by all who coddiwomple.