wingding

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wing·ding

(wĭng′dĭng′)

n. Informal

A lavish or lively party or celebration.

[Origin unknown.]

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wingding

(ˈwɪŋˌdɪŋ)

a. a noisy lively party or festivity

b. (as modifier): a real wingding party.

2. (Psychology) a real or pretended fit or seizure

[C20: of unknown origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

wing′ding`

or wing′-ding`,

n. Slang.

a noisy, exciting celebration or party.

[1925–30, Amer.; rhyming compound, perhaps based on wing]

Translations

wingding

[ˈwɪŋˌdɪŋ] N (US) → fiesta f animada, guateque m divertido

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

wingding

n (dated US inf) → tolle Party (inf)

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