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ring-around-the-rosy
ring-a·round-the-ros·y
or
ring-a·round-a-ros·y
noun
Definition:
children's circle game:
a young children's game in which players sing while moving around in a circle and abruptly squat when the words "all fall down" are sung
[
Late 19th century. < ?
]
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