noun
Meaning 1
A fit or spasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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Standard Lemma guide
wingding
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noun
Meaning 2
A party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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noun
Meaning 3
A dingbat (ornamental typographical symbol), especially one from the Wingdings font.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A glyph from a Wingdings font.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: trademark
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology
Reduplication of wing (“arm”).
After the Wingdings font developed by Microsoft in 1990. Its name was presumably derived from dingbat and earlier senses of wingding.
Introduced as a trademark by Microsoft.