Stinkety Pinkety

Stinkety Pinkety is a word game invented by George S. Kaufman[1] in which a question is asked that can be answered by using two or more rhyming words.[2] The person who is creating the puzzle thinks of two or more rhyming words and gives the start of a sentence that ends with those words (e.g. "An obese piece of head gear is a...") and then challenges other players to guess the answer (in this case, "a fat hat").

An answer with one-syllable words is known as a "Stink Pink", with two syllables being a "Stinky Pinky".[2]

In the 1990s, the game was played on the British children's series SMTV Live as "Wonky Donkey".

References

  1. ↑ http://rwmarketing.com/news/Stinky.html
  2. 1 2 Everyman's Word Games, Giles Brandreth, 1986, ISBN 0460047116


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