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Where does “dingle-dangle” come from?

dingle-dangle (English) comes from English dangle — To hang loosely with the ability to swing; The...

dingle-dangle (English): Hanging loose; swinging backwards and forwards

Definitions

  1. Hanging loose; swinging backwards and forwards

Ancestry of “dingle-dangle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdangleTo hang loosely with the ability to swing; The...
Every word from English dangle →