† twinkum twankumn.
Obsolete. rare.
A refrain of a song, expressing careless jollity.
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friscajoly?1520
nonny-nonny?1535
nonny-noc1550
trim-tram1583
fa-la1595
Lillibullero1688
folderol1701
twinkum twankum1729
tol-de-rol1765
1729 J. Gay Polly i. viii. 13 Old oaks can defy the thunder's roar, And I can stand woman's tongue—that's more. With a twinkum, twankum, &c.
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n.1729- get jerry to
- get jiggy
- get knotted
- get knowledge etc of
- get knowledge intelligence of
- get knowledge of
- get knowledge wit of
- get krump
- get laldy
- get langered
- get leave while the getting is good
- get left
- get left on a base
- get lost
- get lost in the weeds
- get lost in translation
- get lucky
- get maggoty
- get married
- get mastery
- get matric
- get maugre
- get medieval
- get mileage out of
- get mine