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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

한바탕 놀이

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hanbatang nori

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wingding/ˈwɪŋ.dɪŋ/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 주말에 거대한 파티를 열었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A lively, festive gathering, party, or celebration.

    "The neighbors threw a huge wingding to celebrate their twentieth anniversary."
  2. 2

    A symbolic character or ornamental dingbat used in computer typesetting.

    "She inserted a small wingding at the end of the chapter as a decorative break."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in American slang during the early 20th century, 'wingding' is likely an arbitrary blend of 'wing' and 'ding' or an alteration of earlier slang terms denoting excitement. Over time, the term shifted from denoting a lively party or celebration to also referencing decorative typographical symbols and computer fonts.

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