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drop the handkerchief

drop the handkerchief noun: a children's game, similar to duck, duck, goose, in which one player touches others with a handkerchief.

Noun

drop the handkerchief (uncountable)

  1. A children's game, similar to duck, duck, goose, in which one player touches others with a handkerchief.

Questions about drop the handkerchief

What does drop the handkerchief mean?
Drop the handkerchief means a children's game, similar to duck, duck, goose, in which one player touches others with a handkerchief.
What part of speech is drop the handkerchief?
Drop the handkerchief is a noun.

Words near drop the handkerchief in the dictionary

  1. drop the f-bomb
  2. drop the gloves
  3. drop the H-bomb
  4. drop the hammer
  5. drop the hand
  6. drop the handkerchief
  7. drop the kiddies off at the pool
  8. drop the kids off at the pool
  9. drop the mic
  10. drop the pilot
  11. drop the soap

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