RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ring-around-the-rosy mean? 

• RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY (noun)
  The noun RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY has 1 sense:

1. a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat

  Familiarity information: RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ring-a-rosy; ring-around-a-rosy; ring-around-the-rosy

Hypernyms ("ring-around-the-rosy" is a kind of...):

game (an amusement or pastime)