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dwile flonking

dwile flonking noun: an obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents.

dwile flonking: an obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a...
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Noun

dwile flonking (uncountable)

  1. (UK) An obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents.

Forms of dwile flonking

alternative formdwile flunking
alternative formdwyle flonking
alternative formdwyle flunking

Origin of dwile flonking

Possibly from dwile or Dutch dweil (“floorcloth”) and English flong, an old past tense of fling. The first documented game took place in 1966, despite hoaxing claims of a 16th-century origin.

Questions about dwile flonking

What does dwile flonking mean?
Dwile flonking means an obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents.
What part of speech is dwile flonking?
Dwile flonking is a noun.

Words near dwile flonking in the dictionary

  1. Dwight
  2. Dwight Schrute
  3. Dwight-Lloyd
  4. Dwight-Lloyds
  5. dwile
  6. dwile flonking
  7. dwile flunking
  8. dwiles
  9. DWIM
  10. dwimmer
  11. dwimmercraft

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