From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtiddlywinkstid‧dly‧winks /ˈtɪdliwɪŋks/ noun [uncountable] DGa children’s game in which you try to make small round pieces of plastic jump into a cup by pressing their edge with a larger pieceOrigin tiddlywinks (1800-1900) Probably from tiddlywink “place for drinking alcohol” ((1800-1900)), perhaps from tiddly “drunk” ((19-21 centuries))
