eightsies

English

Etymology

eight +‎ -sies (“diminutive suffix”)

Noun

eightsies (plural eightsies)

1. A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.
   • 2003, Jonathan Lethem, The Fortress of Solitude:

     Her hand darted in distraction to fumble eightsies, the jacks scattering.