ringolevio
ringolevio noun: a children's game, a variation of tag, where each side has a designated "jail" to hold captured players from the other team.
Noun
ringolevio (uncountable)
- A children's game, a variation of tag, where each side has a designated "jail" to hold captured players from the other team.
- There was stickball, there was handball, and there was ringolevio. Carney had loved the game. It was like tag, but bigger and more monstrous. One team hunted and the other was pursued. “Jail” was a front stoop, or the trunk of a car owned by somebody who wouldn’t beat you for touching their ride....2023, Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto, Fleet, page 56
Forms of ringolevio
| alternative form | relievio |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ringalevio |
| alternative form | ring-a-levio |
| alternative form | ringoleavio |
| alternative form | ring relievo |
Questions about ringolevio
- What does ringolevio mean?
- Ringolevio means a children's game, a variation of tag, where each side has a designated "jail" to hold captured players from the other team.
- What part of speech is ringolevio?
- Ringolevio is a noun.
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