wingding
Britishnoun
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a noisy lively party or festivity
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( as modifier )
a real wingding party
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a real or pretended fit or seizure
Etymology
Origin of wingding
C20: of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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But clearly “Up” benefited from the new lewk the Recording Academy’s wingding provided.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2021
Maybe that’s because Nikias was too busy planning a celebratory, catered wingding for Puliafito.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
The abiding, overwhelming problem is that this nasty wingding is only rarely any fun.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2015
The busy actress and mother of two has indeed had a wingding of a time lately.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2011
But it was not just an American Legion wingding.
From Time Magazine Archive
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