oranges and lemons

noun

A traditional English children's game, in which a rhyme is chanted as the players file, in pairs, through an arch formed by two other players' clasped hands. Those caught when the hands descend then form another adjacent arch.

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Meanings

nounoranges and lemons (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional English children's game, in which a rhyme is chanted as the players file, in pairs, through an arch formed by two other players' clasped hands. Those caught when the hands descend then form another adjacent arch.
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APA

oranges and lemons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oranges%20and%20lemons

MLA

“oranges and lemons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oranges%20and%20lemons. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oranges and lemons,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oranges%20and%20lemons.

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