ring-around-the-rosey

or ring-a·round-the-ros·y, ring-a·round-a-ros·ey

[ ring-uh-round-thuh-roh-zee ]

/ ˈrɪŋ əˈraʊnd ðəˈroʊ zi /

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noun

a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.

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Origin of ring-around-the-rosey

1880–85; probably rose¹ + -ey²

Words nearby ring-around-the-rosey

ring, ring a bell, ring abscess, ring-a-lievio, Ring-a-Ring o' Roses, ring-around-the-rosey, ring back, ringbark, ring-billed gull, ring binder, ringbolt

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