mingle-mangle

[ ming-guh l-mang-guh l ]
/ ˈmɪŋ gəlˌmæŋ gəl /

noun

a jumbled or confused mixture; hodgepodge.

Origin of mingle-mangle

1540–50; gradational compound; see mingle, mangle1

Words nearby mingle-mangle

minge, minger, mingimingi, minging, mingle, mingle-mangle, mingrelian, mingus, mingy, minhag, minhah

Example sentences from the Web for mingle-mangle

  • There had been no half measures at Northampton, for the Puritans had a loathing of what they called a "mingle-mangle."

    By What Authority? |Robert Hugh Benson