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wink murder

wink murder noun: a children's game in which a designated player attempts to wink at as many people as possible in order to "kill" them, without being caught by the player who has to find out who the murderer is.

Noun

wink murder (uncountable)

  1. A children's game in which a designated player attempts to wink at as many people as possible in order to "kill" them, without being caught by the player who has to find out who the murderer is.

Questions about wink murder

What does wink murder mean?
Wink murder means a children's game in which a designated player attempts to wink at as many people as possible in order to "kill" them, without being caught by the player who has to find out who the murderer is.
What part of speech is wink murder?
Wink murder is a noun.

Words near wink murder in the dictionary

  1. winish
  2. Winjallok
  3. WinJS
  4. wink
  5. wink at
  6. wink murder
  7. wink out
  8. wink wink nudge nudge
  9. wink-a-peep
  10. wink-a-peeps
  11. wink-wink

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