fandangle

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noun

A piece of nonsense or foolishness.

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Meanings

nounfandangle (plural fandangles)

plural fandangles

  1. A piece of nonsense or foolishness.
  2. A trinket or ornament.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounA trinket or ornament.

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also: Thesaurus:trinket
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bric-a-bracfolderoltchotchketrangamtrinket

Origin

Perhaps an alteration of fandango, equivalent to fandango + -le (diminutive suffix); or influenced by dangle. Alternatively, Geoffrey Dearson, in The Devonshire Dialect Dictionary (2022), suggests a blend of fandango + bangle.

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Cite this entry
APA

fandangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fandangle

MLA

“fandangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fandangle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fandangle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fandangle.

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