English Explanatory Dictionary

fandangle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

fandangle fandangles

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.

Synonyms

also: Thesaurus:trinket
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