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RING-A-ROSY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ring-a-rosy mean?
• RING-A-ROSY (noun)
The noun RING-A-ROSY has 1 sense:
1. a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat
Familiarity information: RING-A-ROSY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ring-a-rosy; ring-around-a-rosy; ring-around-the-rosy
Hypernyms ("ring-a-rosy" is a kind of...):
game (an amusement or pastime)
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