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tiddledywink

tiddledywink is the alternative form of tiddlywink.

Meaning of tiddlywink

Noun (1)

tiddlywink (plural tiddlywinks)

  1. (UK, archaic, dialectal, obsolete, slang) An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
    Synonyms:
    kiddlywink
  2. (Cockney, UK, archaic, obsolete, slang) An alcoholic drink.
  3. (UK, archaic, obsolete) A game played using dominoes.

Noun (2)

tiddlywink (plural tiddlywinks)

  1. (UK, archaic, obsolete, tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.
    Synonyms:
    wink

See all 6 meanings of tiddlywink

Forms of tiddledywink

pluraltiddledywinks

Questions about tiddledywink

What is tiddledywink the alternative form of?
Tiddledywink is the alternative form of tiddlywink.

Words near tiddledywink in the dictionary

  1. tiddivating
  2. tiddle
  3. tiddled
  4. tiddledy
  5. Tiddledy Winks
  6. tiddledywink
  7. tiddledywinks
  8. tiddler
  9. tiddlers
  10. tiddles
  11. tiddley

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tiddledywink (page history and authors); tiddlywink (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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