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Hopscotch vs Potsy - What's the difference?

hopscotch | potsy |

As nouns the difference between hopscotch and potsy

is that hopscotch is a child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground while potsy is a children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.

As a verb hopscotch

is to move by hopping.

hopscotch

English

(wikipedia hopscotch)

Noun

(-)
  • A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

    • Synonyms

    * hoppers

    Verb

    (es)
  • (figuratively) To move by hopping.
  • (figuratively) To move back and forth between adjacent patterns by hopping.

    • potsy

    English

    Noun

  • A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York.
  • The puck used in this game, usually made of a flattened tin can.

    • Anagrams

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