fidget spinner

fidget spinner

A small propeller-shaped toy designed to be spun atop one's fingertip. Ostensibly a device to help people with attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder increase their focus, the fidget spinner became popular with schoolchildren and those who use it to try to ease anxiety or restlessness. Ever since I got my son a fidget spinner, he's had an easier time paying attention in class, but the school is considering banning them as a distraction.
See also: fidget, spinner
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • spinner
  • grip (one's) attention
  • get (one's) attention
  • turn (one's) mind to (something)
  • attention
  • grab (one's) attention
  • grab attention
  • rivet (one's) attention (on someone or something)
  • rivet attention
  • riveting
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Incidence regarding kids choking on some of the spinner's small parts have been recently reported.4,5 Consumer Product Safety Commission should look into the hazards of children choking on parts that pop out of a fidget spinner. Neither peer reviewed studies nor scientific evidences prove the therapeutic evidences of fidget spinners up to date.
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Kids' attitudes to toy buying have changed and they want instant gratification - downloading an app or ordering up that specific fidget spinner for same day collection from Argos.
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