tiddlywink

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/
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/ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ · /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ · /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/

Definition of tiddlywink

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, obsolete, slang)An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
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noun

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, obsolete, slang)An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
  2. (Cockney, UK, archaic, obsolete, slang)An alcoholic drink.
  3. (UK, archaic, obsolete)A game played using dominoes.
  4. (UK, archaic, obsolete)A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.

verb

  1. (UK, archaic, intransitive, obsolete)Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.
  2. (UK, archaic, intransitive, obsolete)To play tiddlywinks.

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Etymology

Sense 1 (“unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop”) and sense 2 (“alcoholic drink”) are possibly related to tiddly (“(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk”).

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