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Swedish
Etymology
From German Tingeltangel, originally Berlin dialect for café-chantant, imitative of the music played there. Attested since 1883. Cognate of Finnish tingeltangeli. Compare dingeldangel, dingla, English tingle-tangle.
Noun
tingeltangel n
- bric-a-brac, knick-knack, trinket
- Synonyms: grannlåt, krimskrams
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