tiddlywinks

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tid·dly·winks

(tĭd′lē-wĭngks′) also tid·dle·dy·winks (tĭd′l-dē-)

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)

A game in which players try to snap small disks into a cup by pressing them on the edge with a larger disk.

[Possibly dialectal tiddly, little + wink.]

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tiddlywinks

(ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋks)

(Games, other than specified) (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

[C19: probably from tiddly¹ + dialect wink, variant of winch¹]

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tid•dly•winks

(ˈtɪd liˌwɪŋks)

also tid•dle•dy•winks

(ˈtɪd l di-)

n. (used with a sing. v.)

a game in which small plastic disks are snapped with larger disks against a flat surface into a cup.

[1835–45; pl. of tiddlywink (tiddly tiny + dial. wink, variant of winch), referring to the disk used to snap the pieces; see -s³]

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Noun

tiddlywinks - a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk

child's game - a game enjoyed by children

Translations

tiddlywinks

[ˈtɪdliwɪŋks] n → jeu m de puce

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tiddlywinks

n → Floh(hüpf)spiel nt; to play tiddlywinks → Flohhüpfen spielen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tiddlywinks

[ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋks] nsg → gioco della pulce

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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