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- A sailor went to sea, sea, sea
- (ed: a handclapping game - but we need to know the sequence of hand claps as well if anyone remembers them please?) A sailor went to sea, sea, sea. To see what he could see, see, More…
- a-frame
- Game involving anything over 4 people and a tennis ball. It was vital that a corner of the playground tarmac with high fencing was used. Very popular alternative to football: The rules More…
- a-rat-tat-beadle
- Game (ed: Contributor says 'see chin-chin-chin etc. But chin-chin chin is about people exaggerating things or lying! Anyone have information about the game please??)
- aggie
- A type of high quality marble - derived from 'agate. (ed: original contribution claimed usage in 1950's but Bill says his father was using it from *his* childhood in 1904!) More…
- AIDS ball
- Frighteningly insensitive version of tag. Whoever had the ball had AIDS and to hit another person to shift the "virus" away from themselves. =circa. 1980's UK
- All in together girls
- (ed: a group skipping game.. loads of fun! Shout the words 'bolded') All in together girls, It's fine weather girls, When it's your birthday, please jump in! (then... really fast and More…
- all-ee, all-ee, all in free
- In tag or hide and seek, the phrase "all-ee, all-ee, all in free" calls all the players back to base/home for another round of the game. Perhaps "all-ee" is a corruption of More…
- alley
- Normal sized marble. See also: marbles =circa pre-1940's, UK (Wal.)
- alley bomper
- Large marble. See also: marbles, alley =circa 1950's, UK (Wal.)
- alley hockey
- Budget street hockey, played with suitable bent stick and a squashed Coke can for a puck =circa 1980's, CAN
- alley-Over
- Played by children where two teams stand on opposite sides of a house. One team pitches the ball over the roof to the other side of the house shouting "alley over"; The other team More…
- already
- Answer or comment on a question, e.g. in answer to the question "Would you like to go out with me?" the answer would be "Already!" =circa 1990's, USA
- angel raper
- Indicates you hit the ball *way* too high in the air. (i.e. high enough to rape an angel). =circa current, AUS
- arrived
- Used in soccer when the player is in the box and calling for the ball, e.g. "I've arrived!" or just plain "Arrived!". =circa 1990's, AUS
- Atchi Katchi
- (ed: Yet another handclapping game - but we need to know the sequence of hand claps as well if anyone remembers them please??) Atchi Katchi Liberatchi I love You Take a peach, Take a More…
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