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tiddlywinks
tid·dly·winks T0206400 (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.]tiddlywinks (ˈtɪdlɪˌwɪŋks) n (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]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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tiddlywinks - a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger diskchild's game - a game enjoyed by children |
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