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▸ noun: A children's game in which players pass an object, usually a ball, between each other while trying to prevent a selected player from intercepting it, and if said selected player catches the ball, he or she exchanges places with whoever last touched it.

Similar:

hot potato, monkey in the middle, backball, piggy in the middle, smear the queer, give-and-go, passing, dodge ball, brandings, dodgeball, more...

Opposite:

bring-closer, attract, invite, include, welcome

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Similar:

hot potato, monkey in the middle, backball, piggy in the middle, smear the queer, give-and-go, passing, dodge ball, brandings, dodgeball, more...

Opposite:

bring-closer, attract, invite, include, welcome

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