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Definition of tiddledywinks

tiddledywinks

/ˈtɪd.əl.di.wɪŋks/
tid · dle · dy · winks
Plural:tiddledywinks
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tiddledywinks Lexical Profile

tiddledywinks Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A tabletop game in which players use a larger plastic or bone disc to snap smaller discs into a central cup, or one of the small discs used in this game (a variant spelling of tiddlywinks).

Example

"The children spent the rainy afternoon playing tiddledywinks on the living room carpet."

Synonyms
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• Nearby Words

tidal
tidally
tidbit
tiddledywinks
tiddler
tiddlywink
tiddlywinks

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in mid-19th-century British slang, where it originally referred to an unlicensed beer shop or a game of dominoes before being adopted as the trademarked name of the parlor game in 1888.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tiddledywinks. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tiddledywinks
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