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单词 fandangle
释义

Definition of fandangle in English:

fandangle

nounfanˈdaŋɡ(ə)l
archaic

  • A useless or purely ornamental thing.

    〈古〉无用之物；纯装饰物

    a solo with no end of shakes and trills and fandangles

    一首用大量颤音和无用装饰音演唱的独唱歌曲。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well it all started off with old Gaybo looking slightly confused and out-of-step with the new fandangle toys which adorned the Late Late Show's set some years back.
    • I started at Soda, and almost immediately got thrown into a flat-buying fandangle, where all my spare money went into saving up for a deposit on the flat.
    • ‘Balancing’ an online sample by using census figures of the entire U.S. is - to put it euphemistically - a fandangle.
    Synonyms
    ostentation, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, fanciness, fuss, chichi, garnishing, garnishment, gilding, excess

Origin

Mid 19th century: perhaps from fandango, influenced by newfangle.

Rhymes

angle, bangle, bespangle, dangle, entangle, jangle, mangel, mangle, spangle, strangle, tangle, wangle, wide-angle, wrangle
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