mingle-mangle

1 of 2

noun

min·​gle-man·​gle

plural -s

: a usually confused mixture or medley : hodgepodge

mingle-mangle

2 of 2

transitive verb

obsolete

: to make a mingle-mangle of

Word History

Etymology

Noun

reduplication of mingle entry 2

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