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eightsies

eightsies noun: a call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.

Noun

eightsies (plural eightsies)

  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.2003, Jonathan Lethem, The Fortress of Solitude

Forms of eightsies

pluraleightsies

Origin of eightsies

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

Questions about eightsies

What does eightsies mean?
Eightsies means a call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.
What part of speech is eightsies?
Eightsies is a noun.
What is the plural of eightsies?
The plural of eightsies is eightsies.

Words near eightsies in the dictionary

  1. eightplex
  2. eightplexes
  3. eights
  4. eights and aces
  5. eightscore
  6. eightsies
  7. eightsman
  8. eightsmen
  9. eightsome
  10. eightsomes
  11. eightteen

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