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tiddlywinks

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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tid·dly·winks /ˈtɪdliwɪŋks/ noun [uncountable]  DGa children’s game in which you try to make small round pieces of plastic jump into a cup by pressing their edge with a larger piece 弹塑料片游戏〔用大塑料圆片压小塑料圆片,使其弹入杯中的儿童游戏〕
Origin tiddlywinks (1800-1900) Probably from tiddlywink place for drinking alcohol ((1800-1900)), perhaps from tiddly drunk ((19-21 centuries))
tid·dly·winks nounChineseSyllable


tiddlywinks
tiddlywinks /ˈtɪdliwɪŋks/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Probably from tiddlywink 'place for drinking alcohol' (1800-1900), perhaps from tiddly 'drunk' (19-21 centuries)
a children’s game in which you try to make small round pieces of plastic jump into a cup by pressing their edge with a larger piece


tiddly·winksBrE /ˈtɪdliwɪŋks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɪdliwɪŋks/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a game in which players try to make small plastic discs jump into a cup by pressing them on the edge with a larger disc 挑圆片游戏(用大圆片压小圆片的边缘使其弹入杯状容器)