I-spy
Backseat guessing game
I-spy is a guessing game, typically played with children, where one player selects a visible object and announces "I spy with my little eye something beginning with [letter]," and others try to identify it: I-spy kept the kids occupied during the car ride.
The phrase also describes surveillance or espionage activities.
Perceiving or identifying visually
- searchingLooking to find
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- lookingUsing eyes to observe
- noticingBecoming aware of
finding · identifying · recognizing · eagle-eyed · visual · glimpsing · detecting · locating
Estimating without certainty
- passengersTransported travelers
- backseatVehicle's rearward passenger area
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- pointingDirecting attention somewhere
Children's outdoor recreation space
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- playtimeRecreation period for children
- recessPause in activity
kindergarten · innocence · imagination · hide-and-seek · tag · youth · playful · giggling
Systematic observation of subjects
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
watching · tracking · tailing · stakeout · informant · counter-intelligence · operative · handler
spotting
Perceiving or identifying visually
noticing · finding · identifying · recognizing · eagle-eyed · visual · glimpsing · detecting · locating · seeking
guessing
Estimating without certainty
- passengersTransported travelers
- backseatVehicle's rearward passenger area
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
recess · kindergarten · innocence · imagination · hide-and-seek · tag · youth · playful · giggling · silliness
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
intelligence · watching · tracking · tailing · stakeout · informant · counter-intelligence · operative · handler · dead-drop
I-spyhide-and-seek
Concealment pursuit pastime
sardines · manhunt · blind man's buff · Marco Polo · treasure hunt
I-spyblind man's buff
Blindfolded tag game
Marco Polo · pin the tail on the donkey · telephone game · musical chairs