eightsies

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noun

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.

OriginEnglish eight ← Middle English eighte ← Old English eahta →
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Meanings

nouneightsies (plural eightsies)
  1. A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.

    Her hand darted in distraction to fumble eightsies, the jacks scattering.

    2003, Jonathan Lethem, The Fortress of Solitude

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Germanic*ahtōu
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ahtō
  4. Old Englisheahta
  5. Middle Englisheighte
  6. Englisheight
  7. Englisheightsies

From eight + -sies (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

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

MLA

“eightsies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightsies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eightsies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eightsies.

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