wing-ding

Or wing ding

[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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wing-ding¹

1925–30, rhyming compound, perhaps based on wing

Example Sentences

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

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

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Meanwhile, the organization says smaller companies are more likely to throw a holiday wing-ding than larger companies.

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Try changing his name to Wing-Ding or SuperBird or Flier, and see if that works.

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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.

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Related Words

• celebration