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elevensies en · NOUN

Etymology

* From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”). * In children's games: eleven + -sies

Meanings

  1. (UK, uncountable) elevenses
  2. (uncountable) A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eleven actions must be performed.

Relateds

eleven