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eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Noun
uncountable
A
method
of
choosing
between
two
or
more
people
or
things,
used
by
children.
A
child
points
to
each
item
in
turn
(or
alternately),
while
saying
a
rhyme
starting
"Eeny,
meeny,
miney,
moe",
moving
to
the
next
item
after
each
quarter-line
(i.e.
each
word
or
pair
of
syllables).
The
item
pointed
to
on
the
last
word
of
the
rhyme
is
the
one
chosen.
Japanese Meaning
子供が複数の対象から1つを選ぶ際に、順番に指差しながら韻を唱え、最終的に選ばれた対象を決定する方法
Sense（1）
A
method
of
choosing
between
two
or
more
people
or
things,
used
by
children.
A
child
points
to
each
item
in
turn
(or
alternately),
while
saying
a
rhyme
starting
"Eeny,
meeny,
miney,
moe",
moving
to
the
next
item
after
each
quarter-line
(i.e.
each
word
or
pair
of
syllables).
The
item
pointed
to
on
the
last
word
of
the
rhyme
is
the
one
chosen.
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A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn (or alternately), while saying a rhyme starting Eeny, meeny, miney, moe
, moving to the next item after each quarter-line (i.e. each word or pair of syllables). The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen.
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eeny, meeny, miny, moe
At recess, the children relied on eeny, meeny, miny, moe as a simple method of choosing who would be 'it'.
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At recess, the children relied on eeny, meeny, miny, moe as a simple method of choosing who would be 'it'.
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