| Start of a counting rhyme |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2026 |
| Itsy |
LA Times Daily |
12 Sep 2026 |
| "___, meeny, miney, moe ..." |
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| "___, meeny, miney, moe ..." |
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
New York Times Midi |
05 Aug 2026 |
| "___, meeny, miney, moe" |
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| Billie Holiday's "___ Meeny Miney Mo" |
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2026 |
| "___, meeny, miny, moe" (counting rhyme) |
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| Letter set repeated in "teeny-weeny" |
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| "___, meeny, miney, moe" |
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| Billie Holiday's "___ Meeny Miney Mo" |
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| Extremely small |
Newsday |
29 Jan 2026 |
| Start of a choosing rhyme |
Universal |
18 Jan 2026 |
| "___, meeny, miney, moe ..." |
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| "___, meeny, miny, moe" (counting rhyme) |
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| Minute |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2025 |
| "___, meeny, miny, moe" |
Universal |
14 Nov 2025 |
| Itsy |
Universal |
08 Nov 2025 |
| Tiny, informally |
Premier Sunday |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Itty-bitty, informally |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Aug 2025 |
| Very small |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2025 |
| "___, meeny, miney, moe" |
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| "___, meeny, miny, moe" (counting rhyme) |
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| "___, meeny, miney, mo" |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2025 |
| ___-weeny (small) |
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| Wee |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2025 |
| So small |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Wee |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Itsy |
Universal |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Choosing word |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Itsy |
New York Times |
24 Nov 2024 |
| Itty-bitty |
TV |
17 Nov 2024 |
| "___, meeny, miny, moe ..." |
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| "___, meeny, miney, moe" |
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| Nonsense word in a playground rhyme |
New York Times |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Li'l |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2024 |
| ____, meeny, miny, moe |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Sep 2024 |
| First word of a coutning-out rhyme |
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| Itty-bitty |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Start of a choosing rhyme |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2024 |
| Itsy |
Universal |
07 Jun 2024 |
| Choosing rhyme's starting word |
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| Decision-making starter |
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| "___, meeny, miny, moe" (counting rhyme) |
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| Li'l |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2024 |
| Choosing rhyme start |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Start of a simple selection process |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Start of a playground rhyme |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2023 |
| "___, meeny, miney …" |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Itsy |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2023 |
| Wee |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Little bitty |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Wee |
Wall Street Journal |
31 May 2023 |
| Very small |
Newsday |
21 May 2023 |
| Tiny, informally |
New York Times |
15 Mar 2023 |
| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2023 |
| Very small, informally |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2023 |
| ___-weeny (small) |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2022 |
| Start of a counting rhyme |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Nov 2022 |
| Really small |
LA Times Daily |
30 Oct 2022 |
| Minuscule |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Bitty |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2022 |
| "___, meeny, miney, moe..." |
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| Wee, informally |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2022 |
| Wee, informally |
Newsday |
15 Mar 2022 |
| Start of a count-off |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2021 |
| Start of some decision-making |
New York Times |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2021 |
| Choice word? |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2021 |
| Choice word? |
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| Billie Holiday's "___ Meeny Miney Mo" |
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
New York Times |
25 Mar 2021 |
| Counting word |
LA Times Daily |
05 Mar 2021 |
| Counting word |
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| '___, meeny, miney, mo ...' |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Start of a choosing rhyme |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2020 |
| First word in a counting rhyme |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2020 |
| Counting-rhyme start |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Playground rhyme starter |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2020 |
| "___, meeny, miney, moe" |
|
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| ''__, meeny, miney, mo'' |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2020 |
| "___, meeny, miny, moe..." |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
Universal |
11 Jul 2020 |
| '___, meeny . . .' |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2020 |
| Word in a counting rhyme |
Universal |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Start of a counting rhyme |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2020 |
| Start of a few choice words |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Mar 2020 |
| Start of a counting rhyme |
Universal |
13 Mar 2020 |
| "___, meeny, miny, moe" (counting rhyme) |
|
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| "___, meeny, miney, mo ..." |
|
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| ''__, meeny, miney, moe'' |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2019 |
| Start of a counting rhyme |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2019 |
| "___, meeny ..." |
|
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| '___, meeny ...' |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2019 |
| "___, meeny, miny, moe..." (counting rhyme) |
|
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| Counting rhyme start |
Universal |
10 Sep 2019 |
| Wee, informally |
New York Times |
31 Aug 2019 |
| Start of choosing verse |
Universal |
27 Aug 2019 |
| "___, meeny, miney, mo ..." |
Universal |
19 Aug 2019 |
| ___-weeny (small) |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2019 |
| Counting rhyme opener |
Universal |
25 Apr 2019 |
| Counting-out word |
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| Counting-out word |
LA Times Daily |
24 Apr 2019 |
| Start of a rhyme about a tiger |
|
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| Counting rhyme starter |
Newsday |
28 Feb 2019 |
| Tot's choosing word |
Universal |
26 Feb 2019 |
| Counting rhyme opener |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| ___-weeny (small) |
|
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| Wee, informally |
|
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| "___, meeny, miney, mo ..." |
|
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| Counting rhyme start |
|
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| Start of choosing verse |
|
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| Tot's choosing word |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2018 |
| Start of a decision-making rhyme |
|
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| Start of a decision-making rhyme |
LA Times Daily |
11 Oct 2018 |
| ''__, meeny . . .'' |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2018 |
| Count-off word |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jul 2018 |
| Start of a decision-making process |
New York Times |
22 May 2018 |
| Kids' rhyme starter |
New York Times |
06 May 2018 |
| Counting rhyme word |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Counting rhyme word |
|
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| Child's counting word |
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| Child's counting word |
LA Times Daily |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Choosing rhyme start |
Newsday |
15 Feb 2018 |
| Start of a decision-making process |
|
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| Child's counting word |
|
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| Counting rhyme word |
|
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| Count-off word |
|
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| Kids' rhyme starter |
|
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| Start of a decision-making rhyme |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2017 |
| Start of a choosing rhyme |
|
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| Recess rhyme starter |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2017 |
| Start of a kiddie count |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2017 |
| Bitty |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2017 |
| Bitty |
|
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| Selection word |
LA Times Daily |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Selection word |
|
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| Kids' rhyme starter |
Newsday |
06 Apr 2017 |
| Counting-rhyme kickoff |
|
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| Recess rhyme starter |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
|
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| Counting-rhyme kickoff |
|
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| Selection word |
|
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| Bitty |
|
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| Start of some counts |
Newsday |
30 Sep 2016 |
| Start of a playground rhyme |
|
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| Children's rhyme starter |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2015 |
| Word standing for ''one'' |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2015 |
| '___, meeny, miney, moe ...' |
|
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| __, meeny .. |
LA Times Daily |
31 Aug 2015 |
| Meeny miny moe leader |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
USA Today |
18 Apr 2015 |
| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| __, meeny ... |
|
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| First to be counted |
|
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| Choosing word |
|
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| Count-out start |
|
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| Word standing for "one" |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Children's rhyme starter |
|
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| Start of a children's counting rhyme |
|
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| Chooser's first word |
|
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| "___ meeny miney mo" |
|
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| "___, meeny, miney, mo ..." |
|
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| Selection process word |
|
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| Choosing word |
|
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| Word heard in the choosing process |
|
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| Count-starting word |
|
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| Choice word? |
|
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| Counting-out rhyme start |
|
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| Start of a selection process |
|
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| Side-picking word |
|
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| Chooser's first word |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Counting rhyme starter |
|
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| Counting-rhyme starter |
|
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| Start of a children's rhyme |
|
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| Start of a count-off |
|
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| Counting-rhyme starter |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Selection word |
|
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| __, meeny ... |
|
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| Counting-rhyme starter |
|
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| Counter's word |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| "___, meeny, miney, mo" |
|
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| Start of a children's rhyme |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
|
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| Word of choice |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2011 |
| Choice word |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Counting-rhyme start |
|
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| Counting-rhyme starter |
|
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| Start of a playground rhyme |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Choosing-up word |
|
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| Choice word |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
|
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| Choosing rhyme starter |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Start of a picker's poem |
|
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| Start of a selection process |
|
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| Choosing word |
|
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| "__ ... moe" |
|
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| "__ ... moe" |
|
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| Start of a choosing rhyme |
|
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| Counting-out start |
|
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| Word of choice |
|
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| Choosing rhyme starter |
|
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| First to be counted? |
|
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| Start of a count |
|
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| It stands for 1 |
|
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| Chooser's first word |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Counting-out rhyme start |
|
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| Chooser's first word |
|
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| Choosing-up word |
|
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| Choosing word |
|
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| Choice word |
|
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| Word in a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| The first one pointed to? |
|
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| Choosing-up word |
|
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| Start of some choice words? |
|
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| Counting-out starter |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| Chooser's nonsense word |
|
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| '-- meeny ...' |
|
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| Word of choice |
|
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| First word of a kids' rhyme |
|
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| Choice chant starter |
|
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| Start of a decision-making process |
|
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| "One" in a children's count |
|
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| Start of a choosing-up routine |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Start of a counting out rhyme |
|
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| Word heard in the choosing process |
|
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| Start of a decision-making process |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| Start of a decision-making process |
|
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| Counting-out starter |
|
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| Start of a selection ritual |
|
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| Choice word |
|
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| Counting word |
|
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| Start of a few choice words? |
|
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| One of a few choice parts? |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Chooser's nonsense word |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Chooser's nonsense word |
|
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| Choosing-up word |
|
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| Billie Holiday's "__ Meeny Miney Mo" |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Counting-out starter |
|
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| Start of a count |
|
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| Chooser's word |
|
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| Chooser's opening |
|
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| Word spoken while pointing a finger |
|
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| Start of a kid's counting rhyme |
|
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| Start of a choose-up rhyme |
|
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| Start of a counting-out process |
|
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| Chooser's first word |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Picker's nonsense word |
|
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| Choice word? |
|
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| Word in a counting-down rhyme |
|
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| Choice word |
|
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| Countoff opener |
|
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| Choice word? |
|
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| Picker's nonsense word |
|
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| Counter's start |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| Start of a children's counting rhyme |
|
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| Kids' rhyme starter |
|
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| Chooser's opening |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Meeny preceder |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Choice word? |
|
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| Elimination word |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| Chooser's opening |
|
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| Elimination word |
|
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| Counting rhyme starter |
|
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| Counting-out bit |
|
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| Start of a rhyme about a tiger |
|
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| Start of a count out |
|
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| First of a few choice words |
|
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| Counting out word |
|
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| Chooser's word |
|
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| Chooser's start |
|
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| First to be counted? |
|
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| Start of a children's count |
|
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| Counter's opener |
|
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| Kids' word of choice |
|
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| Choosing game starter |
|
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| Billie Holiday's "____ Meeny Miney Mo" |
|
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| Start of a rhyme about a tiger |
|
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| Start of a child's rhyme |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Meeny preceder |
|
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| Start of a count |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| One of a few "choice" words |
|
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| Counting-out rhyme starter |
|
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| Beginning of a countdown |
|
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| Counting-game word |
|
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| Word of choice? |
|
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| Counting-out start |
|
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| Counter's start |
|
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| Choosing rhyme starter |
|
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| Part of a choosing-up routine |
|
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| Counter's opener |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme |
|
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| Counting-out starter |
|
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| Counting-out rhyme start |
|
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| Start of a selection process |
|
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| Start of a counting-out process |
|
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| One of a few "choice" parts |
|
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| Counting-out start |
|
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| Start of a count |
|
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| Counting-out start |
|
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| Wee |
|
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| Counting-out word |
|
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| Counter's opening |
|
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| Start of a chooser's rhyme |
|
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| Start of a child's rhyme |
|
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| Counting word |
|
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| "___-meeny . . . " |
|
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| Start of a counting-out refrain |
|
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| Three less than mo? |
|
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| Tot's counting word |
|
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| ___, meeny, . . . |
|
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| Child's rhyme word |
|
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| Word in a counting game |
|
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| "___ Meeny Miney Mo": 1935 |
|
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| Start of a count-out |
|
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| Before meeny |
|
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| Choice chant starter |
|
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| Start of a counting rhyme |
|
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| Counting-out word. |
|
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| Child's "counting out" word. |
|
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| Word in a counting-out rhyme. |
|
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| Child's counting word. |
|
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| Start of a counting-out rhyme. |
|
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| First word of a counting game. |
|
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| Counting game word. |
|
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| Counting out word. |
|
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| Choosing word. |
|
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| ___, meeny, miney, mo. |
|
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| First word of counting-out rhyme. |
|
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| Child's counting-out word. |
|
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| First word of a counting-out rhyme. |
|
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| ___ meeny miney mo |
|
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| Start of a counting out rhyme. |
|
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| The beginning of meeny, miney, mo. |
|
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| Choosing word |
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