ringien.
/ˈrɪŋi/, U.S. /ˈrɪŋi/, Australian English /ˈrɪŋi/, New Zealand English /ˈrɪŋi/ Australian and New Zealand slang.
The keeper of the ring in a game of two-up (two-up n. 1).
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1917 Chrons. N.Z.E.F. 16 May 137 The ‘ringies’ they were bending low And yelled for ‘centre hoot!’
1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 65 Ringie, the keeper of a two-up school.
1951 F. J. Hardy Power without Glory 323 Red Ted was ‘Ringie’. He supervised the game in the ring itself, seeing that the pennies were spun fairly, and calling the results.
2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 23 Apr. (Features section) 24 The coins must be tossed at least 10 feet in the air and all must spin. If the toss fails on either count, the ringie should try to catch at least one coin, signalling a foul toss.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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