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takesie-backsie

takesie-backsie is the alternative form of takesies-backsies.

Meaning of takesies-backsies

Noun

takesies-backsies sg or pl

  1. (childish, plural, singular) Synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).
    • “If I win, I get to decide who you go out with next. And it can be anybody, you can't dispute or refuse, no takesies backsies.”
      “Takesies backsies? What are you, twelve?” I said. “And what about if I win?”2017, Sarah Dessen, Once and for All, New York, NY: Viking, →ISBN, page 164
    Synonyms:
    backsie

Origin of takesie-backsie

From take back with -sie added to both words.

Questions about takesie-backsie

What is takesie-backsie the alternative form of?
Takesie-backsie is the alternative form of takesies-backsies.

Words near takesie-backsie in the dictionary

  1. takes with
  2. Takeshi
  3. Takeshita
  4. Takeshitas
  5. takesie backsies
  6. takesie-backsie
  7. takesie-backsies
  8. takesies backsies
  9. takesies-backsies
  10. takest
  11. takesy backsies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: takesie-backsie (page history and authors); takesies-backsies (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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