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tiddlywinkses

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tid⋅dly⋅winks

[tid-lee-wingks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
Also, tid⋅dle⋅dy⋅winks [tid-l-dee-wingks] .


Origin:
1835–45; pl. of tiddlywink (tiddly tiny + dial. wink, var. of winch ), referring to the counter used to snap the pieces into place; see -s 3
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