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ring–around–the–rosy
noun \ˌriŋ-ə-ˌrau̇n(d)-thə-ˈrō-zē\
Definition of RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY
: a children's singing game in which players dance around in a circle and at a given signal drop to the ground —called also ring-a-rosy, \ˌriŋ-ə-ˈrō-zē\
Variants of RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY
ring–around–the–rosy also ring–around–a–rosy \-ˌrau̇n-də-\
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First Known Use of RING-AROUND-THE-ROSY
1878
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