"Ollyoxalls" is one such variant, said to be used in Portsmouth, England. Others speculate the phrase may be a corruption of a hypothetical and ungrammatical German phrase alle, alle, auch sind frei (all, all, also are free). The Dictionary of American Regional English says the phrase may be derived from all ye, all ye outs in free, all the outs in free, or possibly ”calling all the outs in free” in other words, all who are out may come in without penalty. very very interesting.I love to learn, it really is my passion." Olly olly oxen free" is a catchphrase or truce term used in children's games such as hide and seek, capture the flag, and kick the can to indicate that players who are hiding can come out into the open without losing the game or that the position of the sides in a game has changed (as in which side is on the field or which side is at bat or "up" in baseball or kickball) alternatively, that the game is entirely over. I did Google your references to the old song and the 'war-crys' of football teams. The only difference is the players win if they can reach the can on the ground and kick it to Timbuktu before being caught.there'd be no captives if they all reach the can and kick it too.of course, only the first player KNOWS where the can was originally, to kick it.all the other players would have to LOOK FOR the can kicked by a prior player, not knowing where it landed, and more likely to get caught.our 'winners' aren't so merciful and kind as in Scotland.here, there is no reprieve.than again, I'm in 'DA BRONX'.guess we march by a different drum beat. It starts out the same way with the person it' at a marker, (which is an empty soda can placed in a designated spot) counts to a hundred while players hide. Location: Livingston, Scotland, United KingdomĭragOnspeaker, your game 'Releavo' sounds exactly like America's 'Kick the Can', my favorite. I was inspired to write this thread because it's funny, enlightening, entertaining, and in reading Dixie Cash's' book it reminded me that there are many TFDers out there who probably remember this 'Blast from the Past'.so please enjoy. Tag, Toss & Run: 40 Classic Lawn Games, Storey Pub. **Tukey, Paul Boardway Rowell, Victoria (2012). REFERENCES: *Cassidy, Frederick Gome and Joan Hall, "Ole Ole Olson All In Free", another way of saying it is oll-e oll-e ox-and-free Dictionary of American Regional English, (1985) Vol III (I-O), p. Author Dixie Cash, (a favorite author of mine) in her book, "I Can't Make You Love Me, But I Can Make You Leave", this phrase is misunderstood to mean "Golly, Golly Smell My Feet" (pg. The Kingston Trio released a song in 1963 entitled "Ally Ally Oxen Free". Wilson out of the closet in which he is developing film. Dennis the Menace, Season 1, Episode 18 (1960), Dennis says the phrase to call Mr. Violet corrects her that it is supposed to be "Ally Ally Out Are In Free". 3, 1955 Peanuts comic strip, Lucy calls "Olee Olee Olsen Free-O!" while presumably playing this game with the Peanuts gang. Óloi óloi éxowould translate to "everybody everybody out." In popular culture Perry Cuomo released a novelty song in 1941 entitled "Ollie Ollie Outs in Free". Another possible origin might be the Greek language. **Tukey and Rowell speculate that the phrase may be a corruption of a hypothetical and ungrammatical German phrase 'alle, alle, auch sind frei' (all, all, are also free). Various calls used for such purposes have gone by the collective name of "ollyoxalls" in some places. (Other variants: olly olly umphrey, olly olly ee, outtie outtie let's be free, olly olly oxen tree, all-y all-y all set free, olly olly in come free, ally alley ocean free, etc.) *Cassidy and Hall write that the phrase may be derived from 'all ye, all ye outs in free', 'all the outs in free', or possibly calling all the "outs" in free in other words, all who are out may come in without penalty. Blast from the Past: Olly olly oxen free is a catchphrase used in children's games such as "Hide'n'Seek" or "Kick the Can" (my very favorite game), to indicate that players who are hiding can come out into the open without losing the game, that the position of the sides in a game has changed, or, alternatively, that the game is entirely over.
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