# Poohsticks

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpuːstɪks/

## Definitions
1. A game for two or more players in which each player throws a stick into a river from the upstream side of a bridge crossing it, the winner being the player whose stick emerges first on the other side.

## Etymology
From Pooh + sticks, coined by the English author Alan Alexander Milne (1882–1956) in his book The House at Pooh Corner (1928): see the quotation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poohsticks