"dwile flonking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Possibly from Dutch dweil (“floorcloth”) and English flong, an old past tense of fling. The first documented game took place in 1966. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|dweil||floorcloth}} Dutch dweil (“floorcloth”), {{cog|en|flong}} English flong Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} dwile flonking (uncountable)
  1. (British) An obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents. Wikipedia link: dwile flonking Tags: British, uncountable Synonyms: dwile flunking, dwyle flonking, dwyle flunking
    Sense id: en-dwile_flonking-en-noun-OY7rsFFB Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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