wingding
See also: Wingding
English
Alternative forms
- whingding, whing ding, wing ding, wing-ding
Etymology
Reduplication of wing (“arm”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
wingding (plural wingdings)
- (slang) A fit or spasm.
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 243:
- ‘She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’
- 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin 2011, p. 243:
- (slang) A party.
- 1982, Donald Fagen (lyrics and music), “New Frontier”, in The Nightfly:
- Yes we're gonna have a wingding / A summer smoker underground
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Derived terms
- throw a wingding
Translations
fit or spasm — see fit, spasm, seizure
party — see party
Further reading
- Jonathon Green (2023), “wing-ding n.”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang