Entries U to Z

U

ULU (obsolete) (UK) = sub [from University of London Union]

umpire (UK) = judge, especially when the matter in question is whether or not a wink is squopped

unsquopped · a wink that is not squopped; it may be a free wink or it may be an unplayed wink behind the baseline

V

Varsity match · (UK) the annual CUTwC vs. OUTS match

Visine shot · (US) n a shot in which a red wink is squopped ("gets the red out"). [from Visine, an eye care product.]

W

Walmsleys · n a British supplier of winks and squidgers until the 1980s

warp · n a property of some older (Walmsleys) winks in which one part of the wink had more concavity than the rest of the wink

waste (UK) = to lose or boondock

Wessex Trophy · competition inaugurated in 1988 for two large and amorphous teams chosen on the morning of the tournament from amongst those present; held in London

WETS · n Wessex Exiles Tiddlywinks Society (UK)

wiggle (US) · vt to make a miniscule adjustment to a wink on top of a pile

Willis, Rev. E. A. (Edgar Ambrose) · n the first ETwA Secretary-General and a dominant personality of the CUTwC club in the 1950s

¹wink · n a disk that is played in the game of tiddlywinks

²wink · vi to play the game of tiddlywinks

winkdom · n the sphere of tiddlywinks activity in the world

winked out (US) · adj fatigued due to playing tiddlywinks

winker · n a tiddlywinks player. (Winking World 1, page 1)

winking · adj playing tiddlywinks

Winking World · n an official publication of ETwA, first published in February 1961

winks · n 1. shortened form of tiddlywinks, the game. 2. plural of wink

Winks Rampant · n a report by Guy Consterdine, published in October 1972, describing the development of modern tiddlywinks in England from 1957 to 1958

winx = winks [variant spelling, originated by Canadian winkers in 1978]

World Master n a winker who has won a world championship match, either a World Singles or a World Pairs

World Pairs n a world championship match for pairs players in which the current world champion (or a national Pairs winner) is challenged by a national Pairs winner. The match is won by gaining the most match points in seven games

World Singles n a world championship match for singles players in which the current world champion is challenged by a national Singles champion. The match is won by gaining the most match points in seven games

WOY (US) n abbreviation for Winker of the Year

WP abbreviation for World Pairs

Written Word n a publication by Joe Sachs which appeared in July 1978

WS abbreviation for World Singles

WW abbreviation for Winking World

X

xylophone shot (UK) n a shot, usually illegal, in which the squidger is dragged across three or more winks that form a linear squop. (Winking World 50, page 14)

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Z

Zoo (US) n a US team originating at MIT, first playing in the 1972 HOTT (October), later becoming Relix

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