pin the tail on the donkey

noun

A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.

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Meanings

nounpin the tail on the donkey (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegamesA children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.
  2. broadlyuncountableAny attempt to aim something somewhere while handicapped in doing so.

    Without it, you may as well be playing pin the tail on the donkey with your marketing efforts.

    2001, David F. D'Alessandro, Brand Warfare: 10 Rules for Building the Killer Brand, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 35

Translations

Dutch ezeltje-prik
  • ezeltje-prikA children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.
Cite this entry
APA

pin the tail on the donkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pin%20the%20tail%20on%20the%20donkey

MLA

“pin the tail on the donkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pin%20the%20tail%20on%20the%20donkey. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pin the tail on the donkey,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pin%20the%20tail%20on%20the%20donkey.

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