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fankle

/ ˈæŋə /

verb

  1. to entangle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a tangle; confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fankle1

from fank a coil of rope, from fang , obsolete variant of vang
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Striker De Jong added his name to the register with a glancing header, Veerman slewed in a shot amid shouts for offside, then Goldson got into a fankle trying to return a ball to Butland and ending up shunting it into his own net.

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His cross was accurate but Obileye got in a fankle and diverted home to unlock the door.

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“You’ve renamed the WFT what? Oh, that’s gonna fankle.”

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Fankle: To go to your team’s away game and irritate the home crowd.

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“Those Eagles people sure know how to fankle the season-ticket holders at FedEx — no wonder they’re the only ones left in the fourth quarter.”

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