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mum·ble·ty-peg | \ ˈməm-bəl-(tē-)ˌpeg 
, -blē-ˌpeg \
, -blē-ˌpeg \variants:
or less commonly mumble-the-peg \ ˈməm-bəl-(t͟hə-)ˌpeg , -blē-ˌpeg \ or mumble peg \ ˈməm-bəl-ˌpeg , -blē- \
, -blē-ˌpeg \ or mumble peg \ ˈməm-bəl-ˌpeg , -blē- \Definition of mumblety-peg
: a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground
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