| 单词 | to throw a wingding |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto throw a wingding 1. U.S. slang. A fit or spasm, esp. as simulated by a drug addict; frequently in to throw a wingding. Also in weakened sense, a furious outburst. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > [noun] > fit(s) or outburst(s) of anger wratha1200 wrethea1400 hatelc1400 angerc1425 braida1450 fumea1529 passion1530 fustian fume1553 ruff1567 pelt1573 spleen1590 blaze1597 huff1599 blustera1616 dog-flawa1625 overboiling1767 explosion1769 squall1807 blowout1825 flare-up1837 fit1841 bust-up1842 wax1854 Scot1859 pelter1861 ructions1862 performance1864 outfling1865 rise1877 detonation1878 flare-out1879 bait1882 paddy1894 paddywhack1899 wingding1927 wing-dinger1933 eppie1987 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > fit or stroke taking1541 conceit1543 striking1599 stroke1599 fit1621 raptus1740 parlatic1758 seizure1779 shock1794 ictus1890 wingding1927 wing-dinger1933 mini-stroke1972 1927 Amer. Speech 2 281/1 Wingding, a false illness or fit. 1933 Amer. Speech 8 ii. 28/1 When an addict who..cannot obtain dope..becomes desperate, he may throw a wing-ding (feign a highly realistic fit in public) in the hope that the doctor..will administer narcotics to quiet him; professional wing-dingers are addicts who make a practice of obtaining their narcotics in this manner. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep xxxii. 292 She threw a wingding. Looked like a mild epileptic fit. 1944 Amer. Speech 19 107 A wing-ding is a particularly explosive fit of rage or frustration (I'm telling you the mate will throw a wing~ding!). 1946 ‘J. Evans’ Halo in Blood xiv. 166 I..watched her take deep unsteady breaths... Her hands were locked together in her lap but that didn't keep them from trembling. ‘About a minute,’ I said mildly, ‘You're going to throw a wing-ding they'll hear in Detroit. You're wound up tighter than a dollar watch.’ 1957 V. Packard Hidden Persuaders ix. 102 This venture back to the womb touched off a little wingding in advertising circles. 1965 P. Tamony Americanisms (typescript) No. ii. 3 It assigned..Winifred Sweet..to throw a wing~ding..in Market Street. < as lemmas |
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