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takesy-backsy

takesy-backsy 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

Adjective

takesy-backsy (comparative more takesy-backsy, superlative most takesy-backsy)

  1. (childish, rare) Of or prone to the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement.
    • Let’s face it, O’Brien was rooked — rooked! — when NBC did the takesy-backsy thing with “The Tonight Show,” and he didn’t stint on joking about that debacle Sunday.2010 June 8, Kristina Dorsey, “Off the air, on the road, Conan has his moments”, in The Day, volume 129, number 342, New London, Conn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page D1, columns 1–2
    • In retrospect, it’s obvious that neither Flynn’s takesy-backsy declaration, nor Barr’s pulling out the rug beneath U.S. attorneys was ever intended to work.2020 December 1, Baxter, “Criminal tRump”, in or.politics (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Dec 2025

Synonyms of takesy-backsy

Forms of takesy-backsy

comparativemore takesy-backsy
superlativemost takesy-backsy

Origin of takesy-backsy

From take back with -sy added to both words.

Questions about takesy-backsy

What does takesy-backsy mean?
Takesy-backsy means of or prone to the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement.
What is takesy-backsy the alternative form of?
Takesy-backsy is the alternative form of takesies-backsies.
What part of speech is takesy-backsy?
Takesy-backsy is an adjective.

Words near takesy-backsy in the dictionary

  1. takesies backsies
  2. takesies-backsies
  3. takest
  4. takesy backsies
  5. takesy-backsies
  6. takesy-backsy
  7. Taketa
  8. Taketas
  9. taketh
  10. Taketoyo
  11. Takeuchi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: takesy-backsy (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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