coconut shies

A form of coconut shy — A traditional fairground amusement where customers throw balls at a row of coconuts in an attempt to knock one off its support and thereby win it.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of coconut shy
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coconut shies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20shies

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“coconut shies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20shies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coconut shies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coconut%20shies.

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