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tagback

tagback noun: in the game of tag, the act of tagging a player who just tagged oneself, without first giving them a chance to escape — usually forbidden.

Noun

tagback (plural tagbacks)

  1. (in plural) In the game of tag, the act of tagging a player who just tagged oneself, without first giving them a chance to escape — usually forbidden.
    • […] "tagback" is expressly forbidden — tagging the former It immediately after being tagged yourself.1979, Lincoln D. Stein, Family Games, page 79
    • No tagbacks. Time out pauses the game to resolve a dispute or if someone is injured. Time in resumes the game.2012, Steven Piziks, The Nanotech War: Star Trek Voyager

Forms of tagback

pluraltagbacks

Origin of tagback

From tag + back.

Questions about tagback

What does tagback mean?
Tagback means in the game of tag, the act of tagging a player who just tagged oneself, without first giving them a chance to escape — usually forbidden.
What part of speech is tagback?
Tagback is a noun.
What is the plural of tagback?
The plural of tagback is tagbacks.

Words near tagback in the dictionary

  1. tagatoses
  2. Tagawa
  3. Tagaytay
  4. Tagba-o
  5. Tagbac
  6. tagback
  7. tagbacks
  8. tagball
  9. Tagbanua
  10. Tagbanuas
  11. Tagbanuwa

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