Ringie
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Diminutive of ring. colloquial, diminutive, form-of, rare
"OTIS. […] You should get out more, see people, mingle with different types. I’ll bet you haven’t mingled with my kind of man in a long time. MARIAN. A very long time. OTIS. It’ll be a new experience. Any new experience enriches you. MARIAN. Does that include drowning? OTIS. That’s witty, it really is. MARIAN. Some other time, Otis. Give me a ringie and maybe we’ll swingie."
- 2 The manager of a two-up match who calls the result. Australia, New-Zealand
"A formal “two-up” game is run by two men—the boxer and the ringie. […] The ringie takes care of operations inside the ring of side betters which gathers round the two protagonists."
Example
More examples"OTIS. […] You should get out more, see people, mingle with different types. I’ll bet you haven’t mingled with my kind of man in a long time. MARIAN. A very long time. OTIS. It’ll be a new experience. Any new experience enriches you. MARIAN. Does that include drowning? OTIS. That’s witty, it really is. MARIAN. Some other time, Otis. Give me a ringie and maybe we’ll swingie."
Etymology
From ring + -ie (diminutive suffix).
From ring + -ie (“person associated”).
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