Ninesies

noun

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Definitions

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

    "He saw Lindy playing jacks on the sidewalk in Front of the store, snatching up ninesies and tensies in a heedless, all-out swoop that kept the backs of her lingers perpetually scraped raw."

Example

More examples

"He saw Lindy playing jacks on the sidewalk in Front of the store, snatching up ninesies and tensies in a heedless, all-out swoop that kept the backs of her lingers perpetually scraped raw."

Etymology

From nine + -sies.

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