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nievie-nievie-nick-nack

nievie-nievie-nick-nack noun: a game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.

Noun

nievie-nievie-nick-nack (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.
    • 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?2010, Neil Baker, G Day: Please God, Get Me Off the Hook, page 261

Origin of nievie-nievie-nick-nack

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

Questions about nievie-nievie-nick-nack

What does nievie-nievie-nick-nack mean?
Nievie-nievie-nick-nack means a game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.
What part of speech is nievie-nievie-nick-nack?
Nievie-nievie-nick-nack is a noun.

Words near nievie-nievie-nick-nack in the dictionary

  1. nieve
  2. nieveful
  3. nievefuls
  4. nieves
  5. Nieveses
  6. nievie-nievie-nick-nack
  7. nievitas
  8. nievling
  9. Niezgoda
  10. Niezgodas
  11. NIFC

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