Ring-a-rosy (Noun)
Meaning
A children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The children played ring-a-rosy in the schoolyard during recess, laughing and holding hands as they danced around in a circle.
- The teacher blew her whistle to signal the end of the game, and all the kids fell to the ground in a squat, shouting "ring-a-rosy" in unison.
- The playground was filled with the sound of children chanting "ring-a-rosy" as they played the classic game.
- After a few rounds of ring-a-rosy, the kids were all giggling and out of breath, their faces flushed with excitement.
- The nursery rhyme "Ring-a-Rosy" was actually a reference to the Black Death, but the children playing the game in the park were blissfully unaware of its origins.