English Explanatory Dictionary

I spy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game where players have to guess what one can see, based on the initial letter of the object.
  2. A children's game of hide and seek, so called from the cry when one is found.

Word forms

I spy I-spy

Etymology

From the phrase I spy with my little eye used in the game.

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