noun

wingding

WING-ding/ˈwɪŋdɪŋ/

A lively, boisterous party or celebration.

Dancing, clapping, and confetti make the party a wingding.

An exuberant party with three adults dancing and clapping beside a small refreshment table, with balloons and scattered confetti making the celebration unmistakable.

Etymology

Wingding first appears in hobo slang for a faked seizure intended to attract sympathy; the lively-celebration sense is recorded later. The supplied evidence does not explain its formation or the link between these meanings.

In context

Wild West TV8:34

come on in the house and give Granny a hand she's cooking for the big wingding tonight

The Beverly Hillbillies | Season 1 Episode 20 | Jed Throws a Wingding

More examples

The quiet dinner turned into a wingding.
Everyone remembered the summer wingding.
Music and dancing filled the lively wingding.

Forms

wingding · wingdings

Similar words

bash: Bash is another informal term for a lively party.
shindig: Shindig likewise suggests a lively social gathering; wingding is similarly playful.