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jingly-jangly en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdʒɪŋɡəliˈdʒæŋɡəli/
- /ˈdʒɪŋɡliˈdʒæŋɡli/
Meanings
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(qualifier:sounds) Of something that makes a continuous, light, metallic, ringing, or clinking sound.
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Of a bright, high-pitched, or sparkling guitar or piano-led melody.
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(qualifier:aesthetic) Fantastical or grandiose, often in the context of hippies or flower power.
“It was the start of the hippy times, and there was a jingly-jangly hippy aura all around in America.
2000, Paul McCartney, “Sgt. Pepper”, in The Beatles Anthology, page 241:
Forms
Relateds
jingle-jangle