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fandangle

fandangle noun: a piece of nonsense or foolishness.

Noun

fandangle (plural fandangles)

  1. A piece of nonsense or foolishness.
  2. A trinket or ornament.

Forms of fandangle

pluralfandangles

Origin of fandangle

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.

Questions about fandangle

What does fandangle mean?
Fandangle means a piece of nonsense or foolishness.
What part of speech is fandangle?
Fandangle is a noun.
What is the plural of fandangle?
The plural of fandangle is fandangles.

Words near fandangle in the dictionary

  1. fancypants
  2. fancywork
  3. fancyworks
  4. fand
  5. fandabidozi
  6. fandangle
  7. fandangles
  8. fandango
  9. fandangoed
  10. fandangoes
  11. fandangoing

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