MUMBLE-THE-PEG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mumble-the-peg mean? 

• MUMBLE-THE-PEG (noun)
  The noun MUMBLE-THE-PEG has 1 sense:

1. a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground

  Familiarity information: MUMBLE-THE-PEG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUMBLE-THE-PEG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

mumble-the-peg; mumblety-peg

Hypernyms ("mumble-the-peg" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)