keepsies
No giving back
Keepsies is the rule in children's games—especially marbles—where you keep what you win rather than returning it after play.
It contrasts with playing "for fun" where items go back to their owners.
The term appears in the phrase for keepsies or playing for keepsies, and extends to any situation where stakes are real and permanent: This isn't practice anymore—we're playing for keepsies.
Small spherical game pieces
- tawStriker marble in games
- steeliesMetallic playing spheres
- alleysNarrow passages between buildings
- peeweesSmallest youth division
shooters · circle · flick · ring · lagging · stakes · shooting · knuckling
Outdoor area at school
- recessPause in activity
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tradingExchanging for value
- swappingTrading items mutually
collecting · stickers · cards · pogs · slammers · jacks · friendship · memories
marbles
Small spherical game pieces
peewees · shooters · circle · flick · ring · lagging · stakes · shooting · knuckling · spanning
schoolyard
Outdoor area at school
- recessPause in activity
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tradingExchanging for value
swapping · collecting · stickers · cards · pogs · slammers · jacks · friendship · memories · innocence
prize
Reward for winning
loot · haul · takings · conquest · victory · stakes · wager · bet · forfeit · claiming
keepsiesfunsies
Amusement without purpose
for fun · friendlies · just for fun · practice round · lending
keep, kept, keeper, keeping, keepsake, shopkeeper, housekeeper, bookkeeper, innkeeper