I agree with Mueller. I play this game while out walking with my daughter. But then again, there's nothing really wrong with calling it "the rhyme game".
Charles A. Mueller has suggested this term to describe such two-word rhyming phrases as hocus-pocus, funny money, and fat cat. He seemed to believe there was a lexical gap that needed filling; given the lack of general uptake of his coinage, not everyone seems to agree.
I agree with Mueller. I play this game while out walking with my daughter. But then again, there's nothing really wrong with calling it "the rhyme game".
Charles A. Mueller has suggested this term to describe such two-word rhyming phrases as hocus-pocus, funny money, and fat cat. He seemed to believe there was a lexical gap that needed filling; given the lack of general uptake of his coinage, not everyone seems to agree.