Scotland · verb and noun
fankle
To tangle, entangle, or get into a confused mess.
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What fankle means
Fankle can describe a physical tangle or a complicated situation that has become confused.
How it is used
Cables, thread, fishing line, plans, and explanations can all become fankled.
- Part of speech
- verb and noun
- Pronunciation
- /ˈfaŋkəl/
- Register
- Scots; widely recognised in Scotland.
- Variants
- fangle
Examples
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The charger cables are all fankled.
The charger cables are tangled together.
We got the booking in a right fankle.
We made the booking situation very confused.
What to watch for
It is broader than knot: a fankle can be organisational or mental as well as physical.
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