fandangle

noun informal

elaborate ornament
nonsense

Word Origin

C19: perhaps from fandango

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embellishment ornament color wreath trinket finery design ribbon plaque coloring adornment exaggeration embroidery ornamentation frippery jazz doodad frill dingbat accessory

Word Origin and History for fandangle

1835, Southern U.S., perhaps an alteration of fandango.

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