Of Kangaroos and Joeys

Authors

Richard Lederer

Abstract

Being a marsupial, a mother kangaroo carries her young in her pouch. Kangaroo words do the same thing: within their letters they conceal a smaller word that means the same as the fully grown word. The smaller synonym I call a joey, the name of a kangaroo's offspring. The joey must appear in order. Buried inside a CATACOMB in the joey TOMB. A PLAGIARIST is a kind of LIAR. Now watch your mind BLOSSOM and, therefore, BLOOM.

Recommended Citation

Lederer, Richard (1996) "Of Kangaroos and Joeys," Word Ways: Vol. 29 : Iss. 2 , Article 5.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol29/iss2/5