danfangled
adjEtymology Unknown; possibly derived from fangled or newfangled.
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Humorous, Nonce word, Rare That causes perplexion.
- What of this sprightful nature shows / In your danfangled whisp’ring strain?1888-1898, Matthew Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Poet, 1888-1898: “A Poet of Words”, page 56:
- Auditory communication incorporated by / These danfangled contraptions / But I hope we aren't talking about your pointless bitching2008 October 7, I Set My Friends On Fire, “Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos”, in You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter:
2 more examples
- Well, I’ll be danfangled, my mother nodded, for she could never be persuaded to curse outright.2010, Esterházy, Péter,, Not art : a novel, page 178:
- "Danfangled contraption,” grumbled Caratacus. “What’s going on in that prison of yours? Why isn’t this thing moving?”2017, Sandra L. Rostirolla, Cecilia, page 282: