ringie
ringie is the diminutive of ring.
Meaning of ring
Noun
ring (plural rings)
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
- His brother gifted him a ring for the engagement.
- A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- A burner on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
- onion rings
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
Noun
ringie (plural ringies)
- The manager of a two-up match who calls the result.
- 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.1949, The Strand Magazine, volume CXVIII, London, →OCLC, pages 99–100
- The boxer or manager of the game sat with his coins, kips, string and money tray in the place where he could view the whole ring clearly. The ringie, who was usually a friend who volunteered, ran the centre of the ring.2007 August 20, Mark T, “A Prayer Request. . .”, in alt.christnet.christianlife (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025
Forms of ringie
| plural | ringies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ringy |
Origin of ringie
From ring + -ie (diminutive suffix).
From ring + -ie (“person associated”).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ringie (page history and authors); ring (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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