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plainsies en · NOUN

Etymology

From plain + -sies.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) In children's games, such as jacks, the simplest style of play, without additional actions such as clapping.
    • When you have mastered plainsies, the regular jack game, and have learned all the rules, you will be ready to use this part of the book. A fancy is a variation of plainsies which usually requires more skill than plainsies does. 1970, Marta Weigle, Follow my fancy: the book of jacks and jack games, page 22:

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fancy