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fandangle

noun

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of fandango, equivalent to fandango + -le (diminutive suffix); or influenced by dangle. Alternatively, Geoffrey Dearson, in The Devonshire Dialect Dictionary (2022), suggests a blend of fandango + bangle.

  1. borrowed from fandango
  2. suffixed as fandangle — “fandango + -le”

Definitions

  1. A piece of nonsense or foolishness.

  2. A trinket or ornament.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA