CRINKUM-CRANKUM


Meaning of CRINKUM-CRANKUM in English

[ krɪŋkəm'kraŋkəm ]

■ noun archaic elaborate decoration or detail.

Origin

C17: fanciful reduplication of crank 1 or crank 2 .

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