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fandangle

/ (fænˈdæŋɡəl) /
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noun informal
elaborate ornament
nonsense
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Word Origin for fandangle

C19: perhaps from fandango
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How to use fandangle in a sentence

  • I boun' she won't neber stick her nose in dem new-fandangle chu'ches no more.

    The Wit of Women|Kate Sanborn
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