quockerwodger

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quockerwodger

/ˈkwɒkəˌwɒd͡ʒə/ UK
/ˈkwɑkəɹˌwɑd͡ʒəɹ/ US

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noun quockerwodgers

Synonym of jumping jack (“a toy figure of a person with jointed limbs that can be made to appear to dance or jump by pulling an attached string”). Just hand the old quockerwodger over to me! I'll cut him in half and each part will dance on the rope just as comically as you please!
Similar: jumping jack
figuratively, slang A person whose actions are controlled by someone else; a puppet. Did I predicate that Royalty in this as well as in all other unenlightened parts of the superficial universe, was a Quockerwodger?
Similar: monkey, tool

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@misc{quockerwodger_2026,
  title = {quockerwodger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quockerwodger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}