Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takesies-backsies

/ˈteɪksiz ˈbæksiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: take-sies-back-sies
IPA: /ˈteɪksiz ˈbæksiz/

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).

Example Sentences

"“If I win, I get to decide who you go out with next. And it can be anybody, you can't dispute or refuse, no takesies backsies.” “Takesies backsies? What are you, twelve?” I said. “And what about if I win?”"
"It sounds like dystopian fiction that biotech companies could play takesie-backsies with patients' implants […] but the reality is we've already crossed into that world."

Etymology

From take back + -sies.

Inflected Forms

take-backsies (alternative) takesie-backsie (alternative) takesie backsies (alternative) takesie-backsies (alternative) takesies backsies (alternative) takesy backsies (alternative) takesy-backsies (alternative) takesy-backsy (alternative)

Phrases

takesy-backsy

Frequently Paired Words

takesy-backsy

Synonyms

backsie

Questions

How do you pronounce takesies-backsies?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪksiz ˈbæksiz/.
What does takesies-backsies mean?: Synonym of backsie (“the act of taking back or going back on a statement, promise, or agreement”).
Where does takesies-backsies come from?: From take back + -sies.

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