Olly olly oxen free
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olly-olly-oxen-free-166-7140830
title:
Olly olly oxen free
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"Olly olly oxen free" is a catchphrase or truce term used in children's games such as hide and seek, capture the flag, and kick the can to indicate that players who are hiding can come out into the open without losing the game or that the position of the sides in a game has changed; alternatively, that the game is entirely over. The origin of the phrase is unknown. The Dictionary of American Regional English says the phrase may be derived from all ye, all ye outs in free, all the outs in free, o
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Catchphrase used in children's games
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olly_olly_oxen_free
date created:
2005-05-26T21:27:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:02:09Z
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