PARA-124-Jingle

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Level 4 - abstract
Word: Jingle

Origin:
To "emit tinkling metallic sounds," late 14c., gingeln, of imitative origin (v.), Dutch jengelen, German klingeln). "There does not appear any original association with jangle" [OED]. Transitive sense "cause to emit a jingling sound" is from c. 1500.Related: Jingled; jingling. Massinger has jingle-boy "a coin" (c. 1600). Jingle-bell is attested from 1871. Jingle-brains (1700) was slang for "a wild, thoughtless, rattling fellow" [Grose].

Definition:
Make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound.

Magic Status: 0 - Uninitiated

Wisdom Status: 0 - Unaware