backsie

Definitions

1. The back.
   childish
2. The act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement.
   childish, in-plural, often
3. A reciprocal action or consequence, such as immediately tagging the player who has tagged one in a game of tag.
   childish, in-plural, often
4. The act of going through a sequence of moves in reverse.
   in-plural, often
5. The act of joining a queue behind a friend rather than at the end of the queue.
   childish, in-plural, often

Examples

“A mimsy, a clapsy, I roll my hands, touch⟳ backsie, My right hand, my left hand, High as the sky, low as the sea, I touch⟳ my knee, and my heel, and my toe, And over we go.”

“No backsie no matter⟳ what.”

“Frances is the loser when she agrees to no "backsies" or refunds as she buys Thelma's plastic tea dishes with money saved for a china set⟳.”

“Talk⟳ about times when you had a backsie or gave something back to someone.”

“Not one to gloat, Thorn did sound⟳ amused Monday when asked if he had broken the news to the Mavericks' owner, Mark⟳ Cuban: no backsies.”

“Then you will be in trouble⟳ because it will kill⟳ you to have⟳ it taken out again but it will betray your deepest inner truth to tell⟳ them No Backsies.”

“Whenever one of us would say⟳ something nasty, she'd ask⟳ if we wanted a backsie, which meant we could take⟳ it back before anyone heard it.”

“"Hm. I guess⟳ I did agree⟳ to go along with whatever her conditions were..." "We smooched on it. No backsies."”

“Remind⟳ them that there are no "backsies" online—what is posted can't be taken back.”

“When Weekend Update⟳ host⟳ Colin Jost asked whether users would be able to regain⟳ ownership of their personal information, “Zuckerberg” responded, “Psh, no. Because it’s mine. You gave it to me. No backsies. And if you don’t like⟳ it, you can Zuck it.””

“And then you play⟳ Backsies again if you're playing that way.”

“In the eastern part of this country BACKSIES is played by some people after each game, and you're not through with a game until you've played it.”

“When a player gets through sixies, he then starts on a backsie of the regular game.”

“To her, the ethical thicket consists of "frontsies and backsies," a phenomenon she noticed in kindergarten.”

“One of his favorites is "No frontsies, no backsies," so there was really no point⟳ in trying to butt in.”

“Backsies meant you let⟳ a kid cut⟳ behind you. A complex moral microcosm presented itself in the world of frontsies and backsies, with a wide range of available moral responses.”

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