Eightsies

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.

    "Her hand darted in distraction to fumble eightsies, the jacks scattering."

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"Her hand darted in distraction to fumble eightsies, the jacks scattering."

Etymology

From eight + -sies (“diminutive suffix”).

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