dwile flonking

noun

An obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents.

OriginDutch dweil →
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Meanings

noundwile flonking (uncountable)

alternative dwile flunking · alternative dwyle flonking · alternative dwyle flunking

  1. UKuncountableAn obscure and intentionally preposterous sport in which teams take turns to dance while avoiding a "dwile" (beer-soaked cloth) thrown by their opponents.

Origin

  1. Dutchdweil“floorcloth”
  2. Englishdwile flonking

Possibly from dwile or Dutch dweil (“floorcloth”) and English flong, an old past tense of fling. The first documented game took place in 1966, despite hoaxing claims of a 16th-century origin.

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APA

dwile flonking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dwile%20flonking

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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