Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mingle-mangle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: min-gle--man-gle
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

verb

To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of.

Example Sentences

"Is not it an extraordinary instance of a minglemangle of old Norse Paganism and Christianity? Thor's Mell and Christ's Cross."
"So ſhould vve Preachers be true men, Preachers of God's vvay, truly, truly, vvithout regard of perſon; that is, for man's pleaſure corrupting the vvord, or mingle-mangle the vvord vvith man's inven tion and traditions."

Etymology

Reduplicated from mingle.

Inflected Forms

mingle-mangles (plural) minglemangle (alternative) mingle-mangles (present, singular) mingle-mangling (participle, present) mingle-mangled (participle, past) mingle-mangled (past)

Synonyms

jumble farrago hodgepodge hotchpotch melange mishmash omnium-gatherum ragbag

Questions

What does mingle-mangle mean?: A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
Where does mingle-mangle come from?: Reduplicated from mingle.

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