RING-AROUND-THE-ROSEY


Meaning of RING-AROUND-THE-ROSEY in English

/ring"euh rownd"dheuh roh"zee/ , n.

a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics "all fall down" are sung.

Also, ring-around-the-rosy, ring-around-a-rosey .

[ 1880-85; prob. ROSE 1 + -EY 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .