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tiddlywink

Pronunciation: /ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋk/

(US tiddledywink)

Definition of tiddlywink

noun

1 (tiddlywinks) [treated as singular] a game in which small plastic counters are flicked into a central receptacle by being pressed on the edge with a larger counter.

2a counter used in the game of tiddlywinks.

Origin:

mid 19th century: of unknown origin; perhaps related to tiddly¹. The word originally denoted an unlicensed public house, also a game of dominoes

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