tag
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1.0
- noun
- /tæɡ/
:
pilla-pilla
- The children laughed as they ran away from the one who was 'it' in their game of tag.
- play tag
- a game of tag
- elimination tag
And we invented this mix of tag and hide and seek where?
- And we invented this mix of tag and hide and seek where?
- Do you round up friends for a game of tag or see how fast you go?
- You know, pickleball, E sports, Paddell, darts, tag, there's a world tag league.
- And we would play together, we would run together, we would play tag together.
- Those people aren't shooting up heroin and and and playing freeze tag with their own soul behind a Carl's junior.
- There you go play laser tag at like it's like what?
- If I'm going to Guam, I'm not doing laser tag.
- Laser tag, laser tag, Michael's Oh, Michael's freak and laser tag.
Examples
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By the last recess, Margie knew the names of the other girls and played tag with them.
Fiction book (2002) -
The game of tag never grows old.
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Do you round up friends for a game of tag or see how fast you go?
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And we would play together, we would run together, we would play tag together.
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'I was playing tag with the girls and picked one of them up,' he said.
Academic text (2007) -
I just knew that she was beautiful and that she loved to play tag with me.
Fiction book (1993) -
But one day, Nathan and Ben played tag all morning, and they were so tired.
Academic text (1999) -
We ran around, we'd play tag.
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We love to play tag, but don't lag.
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Tag, you're it!
Synonyms
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9.9
A game where one child chases others to touch them
Compounds
- Jargon
A method of marking people and keeping records to check safety and how well work is done
- Informal
A situation when people keep missing each other's phone calls and leave messages
How Physical
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tag for the children's game probably comes from an old short word meaning 'to touch' or 'tap', which gives a clear picture of the game. So playing tag means trying to touch someone to make them the next chaser.