Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiddlywink

/ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tid-dly-wink
IPA
/ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.

British usage; Archaic; Obsolete; Slang

noun

An alcoholic drink.

British usage; Archaic; Obsolete; Slang

noun

A game played using dominoes.

British usage; Archaic; Obsolete

noun

A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.

British usage; Archaic; Obsolete

verb

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

British usage; Archaic; Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To play tiddlywinks.

British usage; Archaic; Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/
  • British English: /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tiddlywinks (plural) tiddlywinks (present, singular) tiddlywinking (participle, present) tiddlywinked (participle, past) tiddlywinked (past)

Derived Forms

tiddlywinker tiddlywinking

Synonyms

kiddlywink wink

Questions

How do you pronounce tiddlywink?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/.
What does tiddlywink mean?
An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
Where does tiddlywink come from?
Sense 1 (“unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop”) and sense 2 (“alcoholic drink”) are possibly related to tiddly (“(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk”).

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