Sekirov Dictionary

fandango

/ˌfænˈdæŋ.ɡəʊ̯/

noun 7
verb 2
forms 4

noun7

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A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
- We skipped the light fandango / Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor — 1967
•
An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior.
- Scaramouche, what a fandango of a life. — 2002
•
A confusion; a chaotic collection.
- A splotch of colour on a wall charmed his eye, a fandango of shadows, the nonchalant pose of some labourer. — 1934
•
A gathering for dancing; a ball.
- When Auguste Fretéllière and the painter Theodore Gentilz attended a fandango in the 1840s, the festivities took place near Military Plaza. — 2008
•
(informal, figurative) An unknown entity or contraption.
- What’s that fandango you’re using?
•
(euphemistic) Vagina.
- So, what? She strangled her and stuck a broken bottle up her... fandango? — 2016
A shade of red-violet.

verb2

To dance the fandango.
(figurative) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.

forms

fandangoed · fandangoing · fandangos · fandangoes

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