tid|dly

tid|dly
tid|dley or tid|dly «TIHD lee», adjective.
Especially British. Slang. intoxicated.
[origin uncertain]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tid|dly|winks — «TIHD lee WIHNGKS», noun. a game in which the players try to make small colored disks jump from a flat surface into a cup by pressing on their edges with larger disks. ╂[origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

  • tid·dly·winks — …   Useful english dictionary

  • tid|dley — or tid|dly «TIHD lee», adjective. Especially British. Slang. intoxicated. ╂[origin uncertain] …   Useful english dictionary

  • dly — cud·dly; cur·dly; dly; nee·dly; pud·dly; spin·dly; tid·dly·wink; twad·dly; twid·dly; wad·dly; did·dly; fid·dly; tid·dly; …   English syllables

  • tid — ag·nos·tid; an·a·ban·tid; an·a·tid; at·tid; bal·an·tid·i·al; bal·an·tid·i·um; bel·o·stom·a·tid; blas·tid; brevi·cip·i·tid; ca·thar·tid; chro·ma·tid; chro·mo·plas·tid; cot·tid; cys·tid; cys·tid·ea; cys·tid·e·an; cys·tid·i·um; del·tid·i·al;… …   English syllables

  • tiddly — tid·dly …   English syllables

  • tiddly or tiddley — tid|dly or tid|dley [ tıdli ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL 1. ) slightly drunk 2. ) very small …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tiddlywinks — tid•dly•winks [[t]ˈtɪd liˌwɪŋks[/t]] also tid•dle•dy•winks [[t]ˈtɪd l di [/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) gam a game in which small plastic disks are snapped with larger disks against a flat surface into a cup • Etymology: 1835–45; pl. of… …   From formal English to slang

  • tiddly — tid|dly [ˈtıdli] adj BrE informal [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: tiddy very small (18 20 centuries)] 1.) slightly drunk 2.) very small ▪ a tiddly little insect …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tiddlywinks — tid|dly|winks [ˈtıdliwıŋks] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from tiddlywink place for drinking alcohol (1800 1900), perhaps from tiddly drunk (19 21 centuries)] a children s game in which you try to make small round pieces of plastic… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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