TIDDLYWINKS

tiddlywinks

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tiddlywinks (uncountable)

(games) A game in which the objective is to shoot winks into a cup or at a target by flicking them with a shooter (nowadays called a squidger) from a surface.

A competitive partnership game in which the objective is to gain an advantage over opponents by squopping opponent winks and by squidging friendly winks into a pot.

Noun

tiddlywinks

plural of tiddlywink

Source: Wiktionary


Tid"dly*winks`, n.

Definition: Same as Tiddledywinks. Kipling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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