Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nievie-nievie-nick-nack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nievie-nievie-nick---nack
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Do you think you could round up four others so we could have a numinous go at it, and nievie-nievie-nick-nack in one another's ear?"

Etymology

Derived from the first line of a poem recited when playing the game.

Usage

Phrases

handy-dandy eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Frequently Paired Words

handy-dandy eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Questions

What does nievie-nievie-nick-nack mean?: A game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.
Where does nievie-nievie-nick-nack come from?: Derived from the first line of a poem recited when playing the game.

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