tiddlywinks

tiddlywinks Definition

tiddly·winks (tid′lē wiŋks′, tid′'l ē-)

noun

a game in which the players try to snap little colored disks from a surface into a cup by pressing their edges with a larger disk

also tiddledywinks tid′dle·dy·winks′ (-'l dē wiŋks′)

Etymology: prob. < tiddly, child's form of little: cf. tiddly

tiddlywinks Usage Examples

Converse of object

Modifies a noun

championship: But it was either that or watch the world tiddlywinks championship with his Dad.

Noun used with modifier

world: But it was either that or watch the world tiddlywinks championship with his Dad.

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