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tagback

noun

Etymology

From tag + back.

  1. inherited from *bʰeg-✻ — “to bend”
  2. inherited from *baką✻
  3. inherited from *bak✻
  4. inherited from bæc
  5. inherited from bak
  6. compounded as tagback — “tag + back”

Definitions

  1. In the game of tag, the act of tagging a player who just tagged oneself, without first…

    In the game of tag, the act of tagging a player who just tagged oneself, without first giving them a chance to escape — usually forbidden.

    • […] "tagback" is expressly forbidden — tagging the former It immediately after being tagged yourself.
    • No tagbacks. Time out pauses the game to resolve a dispute or if someone is injured. Time in resumes the game.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tagback. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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