tiddlywink

Meaning

Noun

1. (slang) An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
2. (slang) An alcoholic drink.
3. A game played using dominoes.

Verb

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

Synonyms

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Translations

Murmel

Schusser

Hyphenated as

tid‧dly‧wink

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/

Etymology

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