| 单词 | to play tiddlywinks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play tiddlywinks b. plural. A game in which small counters are caused to spring from the table into a bell-like or cylindrical receptacle, by pressing upon their edges with larger counters. Also attributive. Also used figuratively of a useless or frivolous activity; esp. in to play tiddlywinks, to waste time on trivia. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [noun] squails1862 tiddlywinks1889 winks1942 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be unimportant [verb (intransitive)] > behave in unimportant way to pick a salad1520 niggle1599 to play tiddlywinks1919 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > frivolous or not serious fribbling1654 frivolism1778 featherweight1812 frivolitya1832 fandangle1835 frivol1903 tiddlywinks1919 1889 Trade Marks Jrnl. 15 May 476 Tiddledy-Winks... Toys or games. Joseph Assheton Fincher. 1890 Amer. Stationer 18 Sept. 691 In ‘Tiddledy Wink Tennis’ E. I. Horsman..has brought out a very pretty and lively parlor game. 1892 E. Lytton Let. 24 Apr. in E. Lutyens Blessed Girl (1953) vii. 97 We all played the most exciting game that ever was invented, called Tiddleywinks. It consists in flipping counters in a bowl. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 236/2 Tiddledy Winks may be played by any number... Each player is provided with four to six counters..and one larger one..to press to the edge of the smaller one and..cause it to jump into the cup..in the centre of the table. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 4 Jan. 2/1 Cards, tiddley-winks, and ludo are played. 1906 19th Cent. Mar. 509 The Empress suggested the game of tiddlywinks for the Emperor's amusement. 1919 Collier's 8 Feb. 7 There's trouble down there and I've been playing tiddledy-winks on Broadway! 1947 Economist 18 Oct. 626/1 The storm was long predicted..yet when its first icy gust blew in the windows of the Cabinet room.., it found the Ministers playing tiddleywinks. 1964 New Yorker 4 Apr. 147 Others seem to take little interest in the organized activities, describing them as ‘make-work’ or ‘tiddlywinks’. 1975 Way to Play 135/1 Tiddlywinks golf sets, with tiddlywinks, greens, obstacles, and holes, are produced by various toy manufacturers. 1980 Disarmament Times 6 Oct. 4/4 This is not a game of diplomatic tiddleywinks. It is, rather, the game of human survival. < as lemmas |
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