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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/ [General-American] Forms: tiddlywinks [plural], or obsolete [UK, archaic]
Etymology: Sense 1 (“unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop”) and sense 2 (“alcoholic drink”) are possibly related to tiddly (“(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|tiddly|t=(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk}} tiddly (“(noun) alcoholic beverage; (adjective) somewhat drunk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiddlywink (plural tiddlywinks)
  1. (dialectal, slang) An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop. Tags: UK, dialectal, slang Synonyms: kiddlywink Hyponyms: leaving shop
    Sense id: en-tiddlywink-en-noun-8x0C-qqQ
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) An alcoholic drink. Tags: Cockney, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-tiddlywink-en-noun-uxDml7PM
  3. (games) A game played using dominoes. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-tiddlywink-en-noun-thQIp3S8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of British English: 29 9 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 1 66 6 3 5 Topics: games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/ [General-American] Forms: tiddlywinks [plural]
Etymology: The noun is possibly derived from tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), perhaps borrowed from etymology 1. The game, now called tiddlywinks, was patented by a British bank clerk, Joseph Assheton Fincher (1863–1900), on 19 October 1889, and the name Tiddledy-Winks trademarked by him the same year. The verb is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{compound|en|tiddly|wink|t1=(informal) little, tiny|t2=blinking of one eye}} tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), {{m|en|tiddlywinks}} tiddlywinks, {{m|en|Tiddledy-Winks}} Tiddledy-Winks, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiddlywink (plural tiddlywinks)
  1. (tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games. Categories (topical): Tiddlywinks Synonyms: wink Translations (small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; similar disc or counter used in other games): pchełka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tiddlywink-en-noun--wJpuptG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪdlɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/ [General-American] Forms: tiddlywinks [present, singular, third-person], tiddlywinking [participle, present], tiddlywinked [participle, past], tiddlywinked [past]
Etymology: The noun is possibly derived from tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), perhaps borrowed from etymology 1. The game, now called tiddlywinks, was patented by a British bank clerk, Joseph Assheton Fincher (1863–1900), on 19 October 1889, and the name Tiddledy-Winks trademarked by him the same year. The verb is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{compound|en|tiddly|wink|t1=(informal) little, tiny|t2=blinking of one eye}} tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), {{m|en|tiddlywinks}} tiddlywinks, {{m|en|Tiddledy-Winks}} Tiddledy-Winks, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-verb}} tiddlywink (third-person singular simple present tiddlywinks, present participle tiddlywinking, simple past and past participle tiddlywinked)
  1. Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tiddlywink-en-verb-YSrmvoFl
  2. To play tiddlywinks. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tiddlywink-en-verb-vEcHlzv5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tiddlywinker, tiddlywinking [adjective, noun]
Etymology number: 2

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      "expansion": "tiddlywink (plural tiddlywinks)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "tid‧dly‧wink"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Tiddlywinks"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tiddlywinks",
          "tiddlywinks"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "disc",
          "disc#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "used",
          "use#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "similar",
          "similar#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "counter",
          "counter#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "tiddlywinks",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "wink"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪdlɪ-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; similar disc or counter used in other games",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pchełka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tiddlywink"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English intransitive verbs",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "tiddlywinker"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "tiddlywinking"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
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        "1": "en",
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        "3": "wink",
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        "t2": "blinking of one eye"
      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Tiddledy-Winks"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The noun is possibly derived from tiddly (“(informal) little, tiny”) + wink (“blinking of one eye”), perhaps borrowed from etymology 1. The game, now called tiddlywinks, was patented by a British bank clerk, Joseph Assheton Fincher (1863–1900), on 19 October 1889, and the name Tiddledy-Winks trademarked by him the same year.\nThe verb is derived from the noun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tiddlywinks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiddlywinking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiddlywinked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiddlywinked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    "tid‧dly‧wink"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "disc",
          "disc#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "shaped",
          "shaped#Adjective"
        ],
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          "flip",
          "flip#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "game",
          "game#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "tiddlywinks",
          "tiddlywinks"
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To play tiddlywinks."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "play",
          "play#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪdəlɪwɪŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪdlɪ-/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɪdliˌwɪŋk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tiddlywink"
}

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