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‘A kind of tmesis or, better, dystmesis involves the insertion of a word or phrase into another word, for added emphasis and often for humorous effect. The insertion may occur between the parts of a compound word, or between syllable boundaries but always preceding a stressed syllable (e.g. one would never say, "Ab-bloody-solutely", preferring "Abso-bloody-lutely"). It is also sometimes referred to as tumbarumba, possibly due to the popularity of tmesis in Australian English dialect (Tumbarumba, New South Wales being an Australian town), possibly or more probably due to the poem "Tumba Bloody Rumba" by John O'Grady, which includes several tmeses including "Tumba-bloody-rumba", "e-bloody-nough", and "kanga-bloody-roos".’
Modified from Wikipedia. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmesis and for many examples in English read particularly ‘Examples of tmesis’ for emphasis.:devil::angry:
Modified from Wikipedia. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tmesis and for many examples in English read particularly ‘Examples of tmesis’ for emphasis.:devil::angry: