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tiddlywink

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ / /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ / /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/

noun

Etymology: The noun is possibly derived from tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), perhaps borrowed from etymology 1. The game, now called tiddlywinks, was patented by a British bank clerk, Joseph Assheton Fincher (1863–1900), on 19 October 1889, and the name Tiddledy-Winks trademarked by him the same year. The verb is derived from the noun.

  1. A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.

verb

Etymology: The noun is possibly derived from tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), perhaps borrowed from etymology 1. The game, now called tiddlywinks, was patented by a British bank clerk, Joseph Assheton Fincher (1863–1900), on 19 October 1889, and the name Tiddledy-Winks trademarked by him the same year. The verb is derived from the noun.

  1. Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.
  2. To play tiddlywinks.