"mingle-mangle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mingle-mangles [plural]
Etymology: Reduplicated from mingle. Head templates: {{en-noun}} mingle-mangle (plural mingle-mangles)
  1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Synonyms: farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mishmash, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
    Sense id: en-mingle-mangle-en-noun-EMccQCxO Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English apophonic reduplications: 69 31 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: minglemangle

Verb

Forms: mingle-mangles [present, singular, third-person], mingle-mangling [participle, present], mingle-mangled [participle, past], mingle-mangled [past]
Etymology: Reduplicated from mingle. Head templates: {{en-verb}} mingle-mangle (third-person singular simple present mingle-mangles, present participle mingle-mangling, simple past and past participle mingle-mangled)
  1. To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of. Synonyms: jumble
    Sense id: en-mingle-mangle-en-verb-CGuobCbF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: minglemangle

Inflected forms

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