kingyn.

Brit.

/ˈkɪŋi/, U.S.

/ˈkɪŋi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: king n., -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < king n. (compare king n. 6, especially quot. 1916 at that sense) + -y suffix⁶.Compare the following earlier quot. for kingy-seeny (apparently an alteration of King Caesar at king n. 6), a name in New Zealand for the same game (compare quot. 1959, also referring to New Zealand):1905 J. M. Thomson Bush Boys N.Z. 84 Others wanted [to play] ‘Prisoners' Base’ or ‘Chivvy’, ‘Brewer’, ‘Egg-in-the-hat’, ‘Duck-stone’, ‘Red Rover’, or ‘Kingy-seeny’.

A children's game resembling tag or ‘It’ (it n.¹ 1b) in which players have to be touched or struck with a ball and the winner is declared king.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > children's ball games > [noun]

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1959 B. Sutton-Smith Games N.Z. Children ii. 150 Kingy. In this game the players begin by standing round in a circle with their arms on one another's shoulders. The ball is dropped in the middle of the circle. When it touches someone's foot that person is He.

1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games ii. 95 ‘Kingy’ is a ball game in which those who are not He have the ball hurled at them, without means of retaliation.

1972 H. A. Harris Sport in Greece & Rome iii. 98 One element in the game being played was throwing the ball to hit someone, as in..modern Kingy.

2012 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 1 Oct. 23 I used to play football at any given opportunity with the odd game of ‘kingy’ in the playground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kingy
释义	kingyn. Brit. /ˈkɪŋi/, U.S. /ˈkɪŋi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: king n., -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < king n. (compare king n. 6, especially quot. 1916 at that sense) + -y suffix⁶.Compare the following earlier quot. for kingy-seeny (apparently an alteration of King Caesar at king n. 6), a name in New Zealand for the same game (compare quot. 1959, also referring to New Zealand):1905 J. M. Thomson Bush Boys N.Z. 84 Others wanted [to play] ‘Prisoners' Base’ or ‘Chivvy’, ‘Brewer’, ‘Egg-in-the-hat’, ‘Duck-stone’, ‘Red Rover’, or ‘Kingy-seeny’. A children's game resembling tag or ‘It’ (it n.¹ 1b) in which players have to be touched or struck with a ball and the winner is declared king. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > children's ball games > [noun] catchball1631 hop-ball1811 Anthony over1838 barn-ball1841 bull-pen1857 sevens1864 catch1887 pig in the middle1887 alairy1916 monkey in the middle1952 kingy1959 piggy in the middle1967 dandy shandy1978 1959 B. Sutton-Smith Games N.Z. Children ii. 150 Kingy. In this game the players begin by standing round in a circle with their arms on one another's shoulders. The ball is dropped in the middle of the circle. When it touches someone's foot that person is He. 1969 I. Opie & P. Opie Children's Games ii. 95 ‘Kingy’ is a ball game in which those who are not He have the ball hurled at them, without means of retaliation. 1972 H. A. Harris Sport in Greece & Rome iii. 98 One element in the game being played was throwing the ball to hit someone, as in..modern Kingy. 2012 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 1 Oct. 23 I used to play football at any given opportunity with the odd game of ‘kingy’ in the playground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959
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