Idioms

mumblety

mumblety-peg

A game in which players throw jackknives in such a way that the blades sticks into the ground, sometimes with the objective of sticking them as close to the thrower's own foot as possible. If you guys are going to play mumblety-peg, please be careful. I hate these knife games. I know that stabbing yourself in the foot is an automatic win in mumblety-peg, but I'd rather not go that route.

play mumblety-peg

To participate in a game in which one attempts to throw a jackknife such that its blades sticks into the ground, sometimes with the objective of sticking it as close to one's own foot as possible. If you guys are going to play mumblety-peg, please be careful. I hate these knife games. I know that stabbing yourself in the foot is an automatic win when playing mumblety-peg, but I'd rather not go that route.
See also: play
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