Fandangle
/fænˈdæŋɡəl/
noun (informal)
1.
elaborate ornament
2.
nonsense
noun
nonsense
Word Origin
perhaps derived from newfangle
1835, Southern U.S., perhaps an alteration of fandango.
noun
An ornamental object; gewgaw (1835+)
noun
A confused profusion; generous lively miscellany: cranes, firebirds, foxes, flamingos, a fauna fandangle hard to believe
[mid-1800s+; fr eastern US dialect fandango, ”a boisterous assembly,” fr the Spanish dance]
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