carriwitchet
English
Alternative forms
- carwhichet
Etymology
Possibly a humorous alteration of catechism.
Noun
carriwitchet (plural carriwitchets)
- (rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
Related terms
- carritch
References
- World Wide Words
- carriwitchet in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.