tiddlywinks

[ tid-lee-wingks ]

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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

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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

1835–45; plural of tiddlywink ( tiddly tiny + dial. wink, variant of winch ¹ ), referring to the counter used to snap the pieces into place; -s ³

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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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