Meaning

(childish) The back..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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."

Word Forms

• backsies
• backsy

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When Should You Use Backsie?

Use backsie when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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