# pin the tail on the donkey

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A children's game involving pinning a piece of material on a specified spot while blindfolded.
2. Any attempt to aim something somewhere while handicapped in doing so.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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