Definitions

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

Etymologies

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Diminutive form of four.

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Examples

  • Then threesies and foursies, making similar substitutions.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Then threesies and foursies, making similar substitutions.

    Kugelach (aka Five Stones) 2008

  • There are four series of steps: onesies, twosies, threesies, and foursies.

    Kugelach (aka Five Stones) 2008

  • There are four series of steps: onesies, twosies, threesies, and foursies.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Importantly, we have about 1,000 independent centers X-years ago and there's about 1,000 independent centers today because of basic growth in the market and it's very important to know that these independent centers, many of them are onesie, twosies, threesies, foursies and they cannot go out of business.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • Importantly, we have about 1,000 independent centers X-years ago and there's about 1,000 independent centers today because of basic growth in the market and it's very important to know that these independent centers, many of them are onesie, twosies, threesies, foursies and they cannot go out of business.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

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