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tiddlywinks
[ tid-lee-wingks ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
tiddlywinks
/ ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋks /
noun
- functioning as singular a game in which players try to flick discs of plastic into a cup by pressing them sharply on the side with other larger discs
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tiddlywinks1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tiddlywinks1
C19: probably from tiddly 1+ dialect wink, variant of winch 1
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Example Sentences
There was a chandelier from Tiddlywinks for the look of the thing, but of course she lit the residence herself.
From Project Gutenberg
So the two little girls concluded that they would free Tiddlywinks and turn him again into a kitten.
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