takesies-backsies
/ˈteɪksiz ˈbæksiz/
takesies-backsies noun: synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).
Noun
takesies-backsies sg or pl
- 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 - It sounds like dystopian fiction that biotech companies could play takesie-backsies with patients' implants […] but the reality is we've already crossed into that world.2023 June 1, Noor Al-Sibai, “Doctors Remove Woman’s Brain Implant Against Her Will”, in Neoscope, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2023
- Synonyms:
- backsie
- “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.”
Synonyms of takesies-backsies
Forms of takesies-backsies
| alternative form | take-backsies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | takesie-backsie |
| alternative form | takesie backsies |
| alternative form | takesie-backsies |
| alternative form | takesies backsies |
| alternative form | takesy backsies |
| alternative form | takesy-backsies |
| alternative form | takesy-backsy |
Origin of takesies-backsies
From take back + -sies.
Questions about takesies-backsies
- What does takesies-backsies mean?
- Takesies-backsies means synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).
- What part of speech is takesies-backsies?
- Takesies-backsies is a noun.
- How do you pronounce takesies-backsies?
- Takesies-backsies is pronounced /ˈteɪksiz ˈbæksiz/.
Words near takesies-backsies in the dictionary
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