Somebody posted "kangaroo words" on Facebook. Huh, something new. So I googled and found a list. A kangaroo word is one that contains the letters of a related word inside it. To say it another way, kangaroo words contain their own synonyms. Here are a few examples:
cHickEN = chicken / henNotice that the letters of the "joey" or baby kangaroo word has to be in the same order, not rearranged. Who came up with it? Is this being taught in schools these days? Were you aware of kangaroo words?
ROtUND = rotund / round
hoNOraBLE= honorable / noble
BLOssOM = blossom / bloom
conTAmINaTe = contaminate / taint
DEceAseD = deceased / dead
sePARaTe = separate / part
MAscuLinE = masculine / male
alONE = alone / one
SAlVagE = salvage / save
3 comments:
I hadn't heard of this before I saw it on Facebook either.
This is news to me , too. I bet they teach it in Australia. HA!
No, because Marg (who commented just above you) is in Australia and hadn't heard of it, either.
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