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potsy

potsy noun: a children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.

Noun

potsy (countable and uncountable, plural potsies)

  1. (New-York-City, uncountable) A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
  2. (New-York-City, countable) The puck used in this game, usually made of a flattened tin can.

Forms of potsy

pluralpotsies

Questions about potsy

What does potsy mean?
Potsy means a children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
What part of speech is potsy?
Potsy is a noun.
What is the plural of potsy?
The plural of potsy is potsies.

Words near potsy in the dictionary

  1. potsticker
  2. potstickers
  3. potsticks
  4. potstone
  5. potstones
  6. potsy
  7. pott
  8. Pott's disease
  9. Pott's fracture
  10. pottable
  11. pottage

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