whangdoodle

[ hwang-dood-l, wang- ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a fanciful creature of undefined nature.

Word History and Origins

Origin of whangdoodle¹

1855–60, Americanism; nonsense formation; whang ², doodle ²

Example Sentences

Those who expressed the greatest shock at Harrelson's wink at the bunk claims that Big Pharma controls the government, and the media may not have been aware that Harrelson is on record as a believer in several whangdoodle myths.

From Salon

“It’s a Whangdoodle!” yelled the Head of the Fire Department.

From Literature

But a scientist politician is almost as rare as a Really Great Whangdoodle.

From The New Yorker

But a scientist politician is almost as rare as a Really Great Whangdoodle.

From The New Yorker

There is the same love of slightly silly names: Amora Pendragon, Gibby Whangdoodle, Gilvin Daughtry.

From Los Angeles Times