jingly-janglyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

jingly-jangly (comparative more jingly-jangly, superlative most jingly-jangly)

1. (sounds) Of something that makes a continuous, light, metallic, ringing, or clinking sound.
2. (music) Of a bright, high-pitched, or sparkling acoustic guitar or piano-led melody.
3. (aesthetic) Of something fantastical or grandiose.
   • 2000, Paul McCartney, “Sgt. Pepper”, in The Beatles Anthology, page 241:

     “It was the start of the hippy times, and there was a jingly-jangly hippy aura all around in America.