jingly-jangly

/ˈdʒɪŋɡliˈdʒæŋɡli//ˈdʒɪŋɡəliˈdʒæŋɡəli/

adjective

Of something that makes a continuous, light, metallic, ringing, or clinking sound.

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Meanings

adjectivejingly-jangly (comparative more jingly-jangly, superlative most jingly-jangly)

comparative more jingly-jangly · superlative most jingly-jangly

  1. soundsOf something that makes a continuous, light, metallic, ringing, or clinking sound.
  2. entertainmentOf a bright, high-pitched, or sparkling guitar or piano-led melody.
  3. aestheticFantastical or grandiose, often in the context of hippies or flower power.

    “It was the start of the hippy times, and there was a jingly-jangly hippy aura all around in America.

    2000, Paul McCartney, “Sgt. Pepper”, in The Beatles Anthology, page 241
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