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fandangle

British  
/ fænˈdæŋɡəl /

noun

  1. elaborate ornament

  2. nonsense

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Etymology

Origin of fandangle

C19: perhaps from fandango

Example Sentences

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Ask her for bread these days and she gives you a Cluny-lace fandangle.

From Tish by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Why, I’ve never had a ride in a motor 64 car in my life, and I’ve never eaten in one of those fandangle hotels; and the way you put it, I’m just crazy to go!”

From Patty's Social Season by Wells, Carolyn

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