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tiddlywink en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Sense 1 (“unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop”) and sense 2 (“alcoholic drink”) are possibly related to tiddly (“(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk”).

Meanings

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, obsolete, slang) An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
  2. (Cockney, UK, archaic, obsolete, slang) An alcoholic drink.
  3. (UK, archaic, obsolete) A game played using dominoes.

Forms

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tiddlywinks Number=Plur lexicographic

Hyponyms

leaving shop

Synonyms

kiddlywink

tiddlywink en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

  1. (UK, archaic, obsolete, qualifier:tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.

Forms

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tiddlywinks Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

wink

Translations (1)

pl pchełka (small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; similar disc or counter used in other games)

tiddlywink en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/ (General-American)
  • /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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.

Meanings

  1. (UK, archaic, intransitive, obsolete) Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.
  2. (UK, archaic, intransitive, obsolete) To play tiddlywinks.

Forms

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tiddlywinks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
tiddlywinking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tiddlywinked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
tiddlywinked Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

tiddlywinker · tiddlywinking