fandangle
/ (fænˈdæŋɡəl) /
noun informal
elaborate ornament
nonsense
RELATED WORDS
embellishment, ornament, color, wreath, trinket, finery, design, ribbon, plaque, coloring, adornment, exaggeration, embroidery, ornamentation, frippery, jazz, doodad, frill, dingbat, accessory
Nearby words
- fancy man,
- fancy woman,
- fancy-free,
- fancy-pants,
- fancywork,
- fandango,
- fandom,
- fane,
- fanega,
- fanegada
Word Origin for fandangle
C19: perhaps from fandango
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fandangle
1835, Southern U.S., perhaps an alteration of fandango.
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