Simon Saysn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪmən ˈsɛz/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪmən ˈsɛz/

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Simon , says , say v.¹

Etymology: < the male forename Simon (see Simon n.) + says, third person singular present indicative of say v.¹ Compare slightly earlier Simon n. 3.

Originally U.S.

A children's game in which players must obey a leader's instructions if (but only if) they are prefaced with the phrase ‘Simon says’.In early use sometimes in the fuller forms Simon says wig-wag (also wiggle-waggle) (cf. wiggle-waggle n. (a) at wiggle-waggle v. Derivatives), Simon says thumbs up, the closing words of the phrase being some of the range of instructions which the leader could issue (which was formerly restricted to movements of the thumbs).Quots. 1848, 1849 are allusive references to the game, and probably imply earlier currency of the name of the game.

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1848 Indiana Tel. (Connersville) 22 June Simon says wig wag—well—wig wag all Locofocodom.

1849 Indiana Amer. (Brookville) 7 Dec. ‘Now, how many kinds of motion are there?’..‘Simon says there's four... Point, point up, point down, and wigwag.’]

1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 13 Feb. They are good at the game of ‘Simon says wig wag’. Tell them ‘thumbs up’, and it is ‘thumbs up’.

1855 ‘G. Forrest’ Every Boy's Bk. 13 Simon Says. This, if well managed, is a very comical game.

1856 J. W. Palmer Golden Dagon i. 4 Some retired assassins were playing a sort of Chinese ‘Simon says wiggle-waggle’ for samshu.

1874 Jackson Sentinel (Maquoketa, Iowa) 19 Feb. They played ‘keep house’, ‘Simon says thumbs up’, and ‘button, button’.

1905 Among Ourselves Dec. 183/2 During his visit to the Tower he amused the company present by a social game of ‘Simon Says’.

1941 G. Smith Many a Green Isle 91 Outside, the children play Simon-Says-Thumbs-Up in the moonlight.

1979 Business Week 7 May 95/1 As one former executive of the company puts it: ‘It's like a game of “Simon Says”. You have to wait for the word from the headquarters Simon before you make any capital appropriation.’

2012 Daily Tel. 8 Aug. 12/2 Children can be taught to listen, pay attention, remember instructions and finish tasks through games such as ‘Simon says’ and ‘grandmother's footsteps’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	simon says
释义	Simon Saysn. Brit. /ˌsʌɪmən ˈsɛz/, U.S. /ˌsaɪmən ˈsɛz/ Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Simon , says , say v.¹ Etymology: < the male forename Simon (see Simon n.) + says, third person singular present indicative of say v.¹ Compare slightly earlier Simon n. 3. Originally U.S. A children's game in which players must obey a leader's instructions if (but only if) they are prefaced with the phrase ‘Simon says’.In early use sometimes in the fuller forms Simon says wig-wag (also wiggle-waggle) (cf. wiggle-waggle n. (a) at wiggle-waggle v. Derivatives), Simon says thumbs up, the closing words of the phrase being some of the range of instructions which the leader could issue (which was formerly restricted to movements of the thumbs).Quots. 1848, 1849 are allusive references to the game, and probably imply earlier currency of the name of the game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > game of following the leader's instructions Simon1845 Simon Says1850 O'Grady1930 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > game of following the leader's instructions > command Simon Says1850 1848 Indiana Tel. (Connersville) 22 June Simon says wig wag—well—wig wag all Locofocodom. 1849 Indiana Amer. (Brookville) 7 Dec. ‘Now, how many kinds of motion are there?’..‘Simon says there's four... Point, point up, point down, and wigwag.’] 1850 Daily Ohio Statesman 13 Feb. They are good at the game of ‘Simon says wig wag’. Tell them ‘thumbs up’, and it is ‘thumbs up’. 1855 ‘G. Forrest’ Every Boy's Bk. 13 Simon Says. This, if well managed, is a very comical game. 1856 J. W. Palmer Golden Dagon i. 4 Some retired assassins were playing a sort of Chinese ‘Simon says wiggle-waggle’ for samshu. 1874 Jackson Sentinel (Maquoketa, Iowa) 19 Feb. They played ‘keep house’, ‘Simon says thumbs up’, and ‘button, button’. 1905 Among Ourselves Dec. 183/2 During his visit to the Tower he amused the company present by a social game of ‘Simon Says’. 1941 G. Smith Many a Green Isle 91 Outside, the children play Simon-Says-Thumbs-Up in the moonlight. 1979 Business Week 7 May 95/1 As one former executive of the company puts it: ‘It's like a game of “Simon Says”. You have to wait for the word from the headquarters Simon before you make any capital appropriation.’ 2012 Daily Tel. 8 Aug. 12/2 Children can be taught to listen, pay attention, remember instructions and finish tasks through games such as ‘Simon says’ and ‘grandmother's footsteps’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1850
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