ring-around-the-rosy
noun
variants
or less commonly ring-around-a-rosy
or ring-a-rosy
: a children's singing game in which players dance around in a circle and at a given signal drop to the ground
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“Ring-around-the-rosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring-around-the-rosy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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