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MUMBLETY-PEG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mumblety-peg mean?
• MUMBLETY-PEG (noun)
The noun MUMBLETY-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: MUMBLETY-PEG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("mumblety-peg" is a kind of...):
child's game (a game enjoyed by children)
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