nievie-nievie-nick-nack

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game of Scottish origin in which one person would try to guess the hand in which another person was holding an object.

Word forms

nievie-nievie-nick-nack

Etymology

Derived from the first line of a poem recited when playing the game.

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