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
But viewers at home can in fact livestream parts of the Vanity Fair wingding from Twitter and the magazine’s website, thanks to the sponsorship of Verizon and two other companies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2019
Maybe that’s because Nikias was too busy planning a celebratory, catered wingding for Puliafito.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
The busy actress and mother of two has indeed had a wingding of a time lately.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2011
The Newport wingding was further evidence that jazz is enjoying its biggest boom in years, with record sales soaring and nightclubs sprouting new jazz acts all over the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
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