tiddlywinks
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Synonyms: tiddlywink, kiddlywink, tiddledywinks, tiddleywink
Antonyms: tiddlywink, kiddlywink, tiddledywinks, tiddleywink
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Noun
- {{lb|en|also|attributively}} A [[competitive]] [[game#Noun|game]] in which the [[objective#Noun|objective]] is to [[flick#Verb|flick]] as many [[small#Adjective|small]] [[disc]]s (each called a [[tiddlywink]] or {{l|en|wink|id=tiddlywinks}}) as possible into a [[container]] (the [[pot#Noun|pot]]) by [[press#Verb|pressing]] on their [[edge#Noun|edges]] with a [[large#Adjective|larger]] disc (a [[shooter]] or [[squidger]]), [[cause#Verb|causing]] them to [[jump up]] from the [[surface#Noun|surface]] on which they are [[place#Verb|placed]].
- {{lb|en|figuratively}} ''Especially in the form'' '''to play tiddlywinks''': a [[meaningless]] or [[unimportant]] [[activity]].
Noun
- {{plural of|en|tiddlywink}}
Verb
- {{infl of|en|tiddlywink||s-verb-form}}
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