pin the tail on the donkey

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Definition of pin the tail on the donkey in English English dictionary

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

Any attempt to aim something somewhither while handicapped in doing so

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

(Oyunlar) Pin the Tail on the Donkey is a game played by groups of children. A picture of a donkey (or possibly another animal) is tacked to a wall within easy reach of the children (usually to a large cork bulletin board). Then each child in turn, one at a time, is blindfolded and handed a paper "tail" with a push pin or thumbtack poked through it. (The picture of the donkey is missing its tail). The blindfolded child is then spun around and around until he or she is probably disoriented (and possibly pleasantly dizzy). Then the child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey

Related Terms

pin the tail

(Oyunlar) Pin the Tail on the Donkey is a game played by groups of children. A picture of a donkey (or possibly another animal) is tacked to a wall within easy reach of the children (usually to a large cork bulletin board). Then each child in turn, one at a time, is blindfolded and handed a paper "tail" with a push pin or thumbtack poked through it. (The picture of the donkey is missing its tail). The blindfolded child is then spun around and around until he or she is probably disoriented (and possibly pleasantly dizzy). Then the child gropes around and tries to pin the tail on the donkey

Hyphenation

pin the tail on the don·key

Turkish pronunciation

pîn dhi teyl ôn dhi dôngki

Pronunciation

/ˈpən ᴛʜē ˈtāl ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈdôɴɢkē/ /ˈpɪn ðiː ˈteɪl ˈɔːn ðiː ˈdɔːŋkiː/