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verbal dueling: a standalone construct

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verbaldueling1 CONSTRUCTVerbal duelingDUNDES · FOLKLORE STUDIES

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a contest of traditional rhymed insults in which players answer each retort with a sharper one, testing wit and status within a peer group.

In folklore studies, verbal dueling refers to a contest of traditional rhymed insults in which players answer each retort with a sharper one, testing wit and status within a peer group. This meaning comes from Dundes (1970) in The Journal of American Folklore.[1]

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  1. Dundes, A., Leach, J. W., & Ozkok, B. (1970). The Strategy of Turkish Boys' Verbal Dueling Rhymes. The Journal of American Folklore, 83(329), 325. https://doi.org/10.2307/538809

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