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单词 wingding
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Definition of wingding in English:

wingding

nounˈwɪŋdɪŋˈwɪŋˌdɪŋ
North American informal
  • A lively event or party.

    〈非正式,主北美〉狂欢会;喧闹的聚会

    the company's annual autumn wingding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For 118 years, the sitting president nearly always has had the last laugh with closing remarks at an annual white-tie wingding called the Gridiron Club dinner.
    • The past five years have been one big wingding for bonds.
    • Tonight is the big wingding where all the parents who have accompanied their daughters to Mississauga can get together and mingle at the hotel dining room over a $30 buffet-style pasta dinner and cash bar.
    • In fact, the only question that you should be asking yourself is: What manner of wingding should I throw?
    Synonyms
    social gathering, gathering, social occasion, social event, social function, function, get-together, celebration, reunion, festivity, jamboree, reception, at-home, soirée, social

Origin

1920s (in the sense 'spasm, seizure', especially one associated with drug-taking): of unknown origin.

Definition of wingding in US English:

wingding

nounˈwɪŋˌdɪŋˈwiNGˌdiNG
North American informal
  • A lively event or party.

    〈非正式,主北美〉狂欢会;喧闹的聚会

    the company's annual autumn wingding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For 118 years, the sitting president nearly always has had the last laugh with closing remarks at an annual white-tie wingding called the Gridiron Club dinner.
    • Tonight is the big wingding where all the parents who have accompanied their daughters to Mississauga can get together and mingle at the hotel dining room over a $30 buffet-style pasta dinner and cash bar.
    • In fact, the only question that you should be asking yourself is: What manner of wingding should I throw?
    • The past five years have been one big wingding for bonds.
    Synonyms
    social gathering, gathering, social occasion, social event, social function, function, get-together, celebration, reunion, festivity, jamboree, reception, at-home, soirée, social

Origin

1920s (in the sense ‘spasm, seizure’, especially one associated with drug-taking): of unknown origin.

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