Etymology

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Today it means: A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon. Full definition →

Hebrew גע־גע
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromגע“touch”
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromגע־גע
  3. English todayga-ga

From Hebrew גע־גע, reduplicated form of Hebrew גע (“touch”).

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