First Known Use: 1801
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1hopscotch
noun hop·scotch \ˈhäp-ˌskäch\
: a child's game in which players hop through a series of squares drawn on the ground
Full Definition of HOPSCOTCH
: a child's game in which a player tosses an object (as a stone) into areas of a figure outlined on the ground and hops through the figure and back to regain the object
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Origin of HOPSCOTCH
1hop + 2scotch (line, score)
Rhymes with HOPSCOTCH
2hopscotch
verb
: to move from one place to another
Full Definition of HOPSCOTCH
intransitive verb
: to move as if by hopping <hopscotched across Europe>
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First Known Use of HOPSCOTCH
1918
HOPSCOTCH Defined for Kids
hopscotch
noun hop·scotch \ˈhäp-ˌskäch\
Definition of HOPSCOTCH for Kids
: a game in which a player tosses a stone into sections of a figure drawn on the ground and hops through the figure and back to pick up the stone
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