"wingdinger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wingdingers [plural]
Etymology: From wingding + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|wingding|-er<id:relational>}} wingding + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wingdinger (plural wingdingers)
  1. (US, slang) A particularly energetic and boisterous event. Tags: US, slang

Inflected forms

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