chasey

See also: Chasey

English

Etymology

From chase +‎ -y.

Noun

chasey (uncountable)

1. (Australia) tag (the children's game).
   • 1995, Geoffrey Dutton, Out in the Open, Univ. of Queensland Press, page 39:

     At recess we would play chasey or kick a ball.

   • 2007, Catherine Deveny, It's not my fault they print them, Black Inc., page 62:

     Kids just want: a place to play chasey, some teachers who know their name and a few mates they can laugh and swap lunches with.

   • 2008, Afsaneh Varzaly, I Will Not Cry: Undiscovered Greatness,, page 139:

     Timothy and Natalie ran back to their Mom asking her and Aden to come and play chasey with them.

Synonyms

• chasings
• tag
• tiggy
• it

Derived terms

• kiss chasey

Anagrams

• Acheys, Chayes