wingding
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7.8
- noun
- /ˈwɪŋˌdɪŋ/
- Informal
:
fiesta
- After months of hard work, the team threw a grand wingding to celebrate their successful project.
- a big wingding
Examples
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Oh, what a wingding!
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We'll make it a wingding.
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- It's gonna be a real wingding.
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They have one real big wingding a year.
Fiction book (1992) -
First-years are having a wingding.
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They say he put in for days after that wingding that Murphy threw.
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In the past month, you've scheduled me for seven charity wingdings.
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We're planning a big wingding to celebrate her birthday this weekend.
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The town organized a huge wingding for the Fourth of July, complete with fireworks and live music.
Synonyms
173
5.9
An informal dance party where popular music is played
29
8.6
A lively informal party with music and dancing
9
6.1
Lively noisy party with drinking and dancing
5
6.3
A loud happy party with dancing and drinking
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4.4
Happy activities at a party, like singing and dancing
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9.9
A lively noisy party with music and people celebrating
Antonyms
How Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wingding likely started as a playful sound word, like the bell sound ding in 'ding-dong', which gives a picture of noise and fun. So a wingding means a 'noisy, lively' party.