Wingding

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fit or spasm. slang

    "‘She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’"

  2. 2
    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 […]"

  3. 3
    A glyph from a Wingdings font.
  4. 4
    A party. slang

    "Yes we're gonna have a wingding / A summer smoker underground"

Synonyms

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batbenderbingeboutbustcarousal

Example

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"‘She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit to me.’"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Reduplication of wing (“arm”).

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Introduced as a trademark by Microsoft.

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