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wingding en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Reduplication of wing (“arm”).

Meanings

1. (slang) A fit or spasm.
   • ‘She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’ 1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 243:
2. (slang) A party.
   • Yes we're gonna have a wingding / A summer smoker underground 1982, Donald Fagen, “New Frontier”, in The Nightfly:

Forms

wingding en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

After the Wingdings font developed by Microsoft in 1990. Its name was presumably derived from dingbat and earlier senses of wingding.

Meanings

1. A dingbat (ornamental typographical symbol), especially one from the Wingdings font.
   • Instead of going through the menu selections needed to insert a special symbol like a Wingding, you can rely on AutoCorrect to substitute the symbol for the text you type […] 2004, Mary Millhollon, Katherine Murray, Microsoft Office Word 2003 Inside Out, page 202:
   • Don't know a wingding from a ring-a-ding-ding? Check out one of the For Dummies books on Microsoft Office. 2011, Suzanne Gilad, Copyediting and Proofreading For Dummies, page 179:

Forms

wikipedia: Wingdings