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Ring-around-a-rosy   /rɪŋ-ərˈaʊnd-ə-rˈoʊzi/   Listen
Ring-around-a-rosy

noun
1.
A children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat.  Synonyms: ring-a-rosy, ring-around-the-rosy.






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"Ring-around-a-rosy" Quotes from Famous Books



... "With her ring-around-a-rosy curls!" supplemented Ruth, her own face breaking into laughter, as, caught by the infection of Fibsy's waggish gayety, she rounded out ...
— Vicky Van • Carolyn Wells

... becoming quite a beau, attending parties on occasion, where old-fashioned games—Forfeits, Ring-around-a-Rosy, Dusty Miller, and the like—were regarded as rare amusements. He was a favorite with girls of his own age. He was always good-natured, though he played jokes on them, too, and was often a severe trial. He was with Laura Hawkins more than the others, usually her escort. ...
— Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete - The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens • Albert Bigelow Paine



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