Red Rover

proper noun

A children's game played by two lines of players, with players sent one at a time to the opposing team's line to attempt to pull apart their linked hands.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A children's game played by two lines of players, with players sent one at a time to the opposing team's line to attempt to pull apart their linked hands.

    Threatened with arrest if they stepped off the sidewalk, protesters decided to play a game of Red Rover back and forth across the street — to the obvious fury of the police.

    1986 August 30, Stephanie Poggi, “Lesbian/Gay Curfew Sparks P'Town Revolt”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 7, page 3
Cite this entry
APA

Red Rover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Rover

MLA

“Red Rover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Rover. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Rover,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Rover.

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