wing-ding

or wing ding

[wing-ding]

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noun Slang.

a noisy, exciting celebration or party.
a fit, either induced by drugs or feigned.
a fit of anger; a rage.

Origin of wing-ding

1925–30, Americanism; rhyming compound, perhaps based on wing

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British Dictionary definitions for wingding

wingding

noun slang, mainly US and Canadian

1. a noisy lively party or festivity
2. (as modifier)a real wingding party
a real or pretended fit or seizure

Word Origin

C20: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for wingding

n.

1927, originally hobo slang, "counterfeit seizures induced to attract sympathy;" meaning "energetic celebration" first recorded 1949.