"fandangle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fandangles [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|fandango|-le|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} fandango + -le (diminutive suffix), {{blend|en|fandango|bangle|nocap=1}} blend of fandango + bangle Head templates: {{en-noun}} fandangle (plural fandangles)
  1. A piece of nonsense or foolishness.
    Sense id: en-fandangle-en-noun-XEmUaZKG
  2. A trinket or ornament. Synonyms (trinket): also: Thesaurus:trinket
    Sense id: en-fandangle-en-noun-qllKTXYb Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -le (diminutive): 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'trinket': 1 99

Inflected forms

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