| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Feb 2026 |
| Singing syllables |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Performing, fall apart: neither piano nor forte and I can't remember the words |
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| Catchphrase for Captain Underpants |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Refrain from singing (hyph.) |
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| Nonsense lyrics |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Singsong sounds (hyph.) |
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| Nonsense song syllables |
Commuter |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Singing syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2023 |
| Singsong syllables |
Universal |
10 Jul 2023 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Cheery refrain |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Refrain from singing? |
Universal |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Lyrical filler |
Newsday |
27 Feb 2022 |
| Singsong syllables |
The Washington Post Sunday |
06 Feb 2022 |
| Nonsensical syllables used when humming a refrain |
The Guardian Quick |
22 Jan 2022 |
| Singsong syllables |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Dec 2021 |
| Singsong sounds |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2021 |
| Carol refrain |
Universal |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Lyrical filler |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2020 |
| Syllables sung while skipping, perhaps |
Universal |
18 Apr 2020 |
| Song refrain |
The Washington Post |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Song refrain |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Cheerful refrain |
The Washington Post |
01 Sep 2019 |
| Cheerful refrain |
LA Times Daily |
01 Sep 2019 |
| Singalong syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2019 |
| Singalong syllables |
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| Cheerful refrain |
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| Happy-go-lucky syllables |
The New Yorker |
31 Dec 2018 |
| Singing sounds |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2018 |
| A chorus line? |
New York Times |
16 Nov 2018 |
| Singing syllables |
Family Time |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Refrain syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Mar 2018 |
| Singsong syllables: 3 wds. |
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| A chorus line? |
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| Number filler |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2017 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Aug 2017 |
| Lilting song syllables |
Premier Sunday |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Refrain from singing? |
New York Times |
31 May 2017 |
| Refrain from singing? |
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| Lilting syllables |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2016 |
| Alternative to humming |
Newsday |
01 Oct 2016 |
| Skipping sounds |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2016 |
| Lilting syllables |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Lilting syllables |
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| Lilting syllables |
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| Skipping sounds |
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| Refrain from singing? |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2015 |
| Singsong syllables |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2015 |
| Joyful refrain |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2015 |
| Refrain from singing? |
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| Singsong syllables |
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| Joyful refrain |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Light refrain |
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| Refrain line |
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| Cheerful refrain |
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| Song syllables |
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| "An American in Paris" song |
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| "I haven't a care in the world" |
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| Singsong syllables |
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| Light refrain |
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| Song syllables |
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| Song syllables |
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| Song refrain |
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| Song refrain |
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| Singsong sounds |
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| Chorus line? |
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| Cheerful refrain |
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| Cheery refrain |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Cheerful refrain |
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| Syllables to skip by |
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| "An American in Paris" song |
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| Song syllables |
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| Lilting refrain |
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| Chorus syllables |
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| Lighthearted refrain |
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| Refrain phrase |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Singsong sounds |
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| Singsong sounds |
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| Happy-go-lucky refrain |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Musical syllables |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Common refrain |
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| Generic song syllables |
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| Song in "An American in Paris" |
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| Song syllables |
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| Refrain sounds |
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| Singsong syllables |
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| Sounds of gaiety |
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| Happy-go-lucky syllables |
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| Refrain from singing |
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| Nonsensical refrain |
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| Refrain sounds |
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| Skipping syllables |
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| Singer's syllables |
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| Gay refrain |
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| Singsong sounds |
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| Vocal filler |
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| Merry trio in songs |
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| Gay musical refrain. |
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| Singing sounds. |
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| Any succession of musical rhythms. |
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| Refrain from skipping |
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| Musical sounds of gaiety. |
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| Scat syllables |
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