threesies en · NOUN
Etymology
From three + -sies.
Meanings
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A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where three actions must be performed.
She had missed on fivesies, I'd missed on threesies, and this would be the deciding round.
1999, Susan J. Bandy, Anne S. Darden, Crossing boundaries, page 239:
- (childish) The sharing of something between three people.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| threesies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |