eenie

Playground selection chant

Eenie is the opening word of "eenie meenie miney mo," a children's counting rhyme used to make random selections among options or people.

The word has no meaning outside this context.

Sometimes spelled eeny.

Eenie meenie miney mo, which one of you has got to go?

childhood

nursery

Room for infants

playdate · sandbox · tag · games · pointing · choosing · circle · classmates · schoolyard · innocence

selection

choosing

Selecting from alternatives

elimination · decision · fate · chance · fairness · arbitrary · method · ritual · turn-taking · order

playful

whimsical

Playfully fanciful or erratic

innocent · carefree · spontaneous · mirthful · frolicsome · mischievous · jovial · cheerful · silly · nonsensical

Phrases
Family

meenie, eeny

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G