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Definition of tiddlywinks

tiddlywinks

/ˈtɪd.li.wɪŋks/
tid · dly · winks
Plural:tiddlywinks
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tiddlywinks Lexical Profile

tiddlywinks Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A tabletop game in which players use a larger plastic disk (a squidger) to press the edges of smaller colored disks (winks), causing them to flip through the air into a central cup or pot.

Example

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

2

The small, flat, circular plastic counters or disks flicked during a game of tiddlywinks.

Example

"She gathered all the scattered red and blue tiddlywinks and placed them back inside the box."

• Nearby Words

tiddledywinks
tiddler
tiddlywink
tiddlywinks
tide
tideless
tideline

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in late 19th-century Britain from British slang 'tiddlywink' (meaning an unlicensed pub or a domino game played there) combined with 'wink' (referring to the quick flicking motion of the counters).

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