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wing-ding

American  
[wing-ding] / ˈwɪŋˌdɪŋ /
Or wing ding

noun

Slang.

  1. a noisy, exciting celebration or party.

  2. a fit, either induced by drugs or feigned.

  3. a fit of anger; a rage.

Etymology

Origin of wing-ding

1925–30, rhyming compound, perhaps based on wing

Example Sentences

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But it is unlikely it would end before midsummer, giving the Republicans a short runway ahead of their four-day wing-ding.

From New York Times • May 8, 2020

Next year, they plan a big wing-ding in Helena to mark 45 years after their work was completed.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2016

Oh, they’re also working hard at various conditioning and football activities on what essentially is a working vacation, the third annual Russell Wilson-organized offseason passing camp and social wing-ding.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2015

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