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tiddly

American

[tid-lee] / ˈtɪd li /

adjective

Chiefly British Slang.

slightly drunk; tipsy.

tiddly ¹ British

/ ˈtɪdlɪ /

adjective

small; tiny

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tiddly ² British

/ ˈtɪdlɪ /

adjective

slang slightly drunk

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Etymology

Origin of tiddly

First recorded in 1885–90; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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At the end of the game, each uncovered wink gets a tiddly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2019

Wonder if anyone could help me...I'm looking for the tiddly winks section of BBC sport, but can't seem to find it.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2015

Challenge Cepheus to tiddly winks though, and it will not know where to begin.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2015

His store is big in Beijing, tiddly elsewhere but still ambitious.

From Economist • May 19, 2011

I rejoice to say that this is a sequestered spot into which Hi tiddly hi ti, etc. and all the ills in its train have not penetrated.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

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