skittle
Americannoun
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(used with a singular verb) skittles, ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.
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one of the pins used in this game.
noun
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a wooden or plastic pin, typically widest just above the base
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Also called (esp US): ninepins. (plural; functioning as singular) a bowling game in which players knock over as many skittles as possible by rolling a wooden ball at them
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informal (often used with a negative) an easy time; amusement
Etymology
Origin of skittle
1625–35; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse skutill shuttle, arrow; Danish skyttel shuttle
Example Sentences
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And now this green Skittle has all the responsibility of representing that color, which is wrong because that's what stereotyping is.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023
She was celebrated for her efforts at L.A.'s Vegan Fashion Week in October, and her household menagerie includes a pair of pot-bellied pigs, Sprinkles and Chocolate Chip, and a tortoise named Skittle.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2020
His work is also stranger and more confrontational; comparing the two is a little like eating a lemon-flavored Skittle and then popping in a sour lozenge a minute later.
From The Verge • Dec. 3, 2015
Or you can use the candy to do cool science experiments—did you know that when you drop a Skittle in water, the S floats to the top?
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2013
When we got to make lists of why Jesus loves us and got a Skittle for every reason.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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