takesie backsies

A form of takesies-backsies — Synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).

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Meanings

nountakesie backsies sg or pl
  1. alternativepluralsingularAlternative form of takesies-backsies.

    Everything in the house was for sale. No takesie backsies. I hadn’t even known that this drawing existed.

    2022, Elizabeth McCracken, The Hero of This Book, Vintage, published 2023, →ISBN
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    “But you know what’s really good for a bad mood?” I pause. “Sex.” / His smile disappears and his eyes darken, fixed on me. The air around us shifts, becoming hot and close, pressing in on us. We’re both remembering how good the sex was. / “Forget I said that,” I mumble. “Oh my God.” / He surprises me with a low laugh. “No takesie backsies. It’s the rule.”

    2024, Kelly Jamieson, “Annie”, in Light ’em Up (Bang Brothers Hockey; 5), →ISBN

    No Takesie Backsies / It didn’t take long for Violet to realize that no one wanted to share the sidewalk with a sparkle-covered girl and her giant dog.

    2025, Corey Powell, Moose and Violet Knock Things Down (Superpower Puppies; 1), New York, N.Y.: Penguin Workshop, →ISBN, page 40

Origin

From take back with -sie and -sies.

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APA

takesie backsies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takesie%20backsies

MLA

“takesie backsies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takesie%20backsies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “takesie backsies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takesie%20backsies.

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