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    [Verb]  | "jan*gle" | \ ˈjaŋ-gəl \


    1: to make a harsh or discordant often ringing sound

    2: to quarrel verbally

    3: to talk idly


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French jangler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch jangelen to grumble;

    [Noun]  | "jangle" 


    1: a discordant often ringing sound

    2: noisy quarreling

    3: idle talk


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "jangle someone's nerves" 


    1: to make someone feel very nervous and tense

    [Noun]  | "jangle" 


    1: friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this;


      * e.g., " ... the hall was abuzz with the usual preconvention jangle "



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    [Verb]  | "jangle" 


    1: as in clang, tinkle;




    2: as in rattle, bleat;


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     [ "jangle" ]

    1: The act of doing something non-productive, sometimes for the sake of annoying or amusing another person. Can be used as a verb or adjective.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey look at that guy jangling over there in that parking lot with those old sticks." 

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: To mix olde english malt liquor with welch's grape soda.

      * e.g.,  ... I jangled it up last night and got blasted. 

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: To have a jangle meaning a good gossip or bitching session.

      * e.g.,  ... Tell me what ya know! Let's be avin a jangle! 


     [ "jangle" ]

    2: Mainly used up North (UK)

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: To dance in an alluring manor

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey baby, let's jangle." 

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: Act of smacking a guy in the balls

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: noun. a large, noisy mass, as in keys on a ring.

      * e.g.,  ... Mr. Asshat at the movies needs to remove his jangle of keys before we have to escort him out. 

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: The sound of two testicles smacking together.

      * e.g.,  ... I got balls that jingle, jangle, jingle. 

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: an unidentified or hypothetical group of people known for wrong-doing or otherwise jank behavior.

      * e.g.,  ... that tube top and ripped peasant skirt is pure fug jangle. 

     [ "jangle" ]

    1: To get crazy drunk or crunk at Christmas or anytime during the winter holiday season. This typically includes an encouraging, supporting group of friends to share in the jangledness. Festively drunk.

      * e.g.,  ... I sure got jangled at last night's Christmas party. Keep a grip on yourself at the office holiday party, you don't want to get jangled in front of your boss! Let's mix up that whiskey with these Christmas cookies, I'm ready to get jangled! 

     [ "jangle jangle" ]

    1: expression used in conjunction with the act of making and proving a point; literally comes from the sound that metal bracelets make when someone is conversing while forcefully using hand gestures to emphasize the verbal message.

      * e.g.,  ... Fo serious jangle jangle 

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