RING-AROUND-THE-ROSEY Definition & Meaning

ring-around-the-rosey

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[ ring-uh-round-thuh-roh-zee ]

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noun

a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ring-around-the-rosey¹

1880–85; probably rose ¹ + -ey ²

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The piazza now includes a large circular bench, meant to evoke the actors’ ring-around-the-rosey in the final scene in “8 ½,” with revolving stools in the middle for children to spin around on.

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Preschoolers climbed on the life-size sculpture of a circle of children playing ring-around-the-rosey.

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