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dinglehopper

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Something that one does not readily recall the name of.

informal

Examples

You press this, this... dinglehopper to get the motor started.”
Scuttle: Human stuff, huh? Hey, lemme see. (Picks up fork.) Look at this. Wowthis is specialthis is very, very unusual. Ariel: What? What is it? Scuttle: It's a dinglehopper! Humans use these little babies to straighten their hair out. See, just a little twirl here and a yank there and voilà! You got an aesthetically pleasing configuration of hair that humans go nuts over! Ariel: A dinglehopper!”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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