tensies

Etymology

From ten + -sies.

tensies means A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where ten actions must be performed. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

noun

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where ten actions must be performed.“He saw Lindy playing jacks on the sidewalk in Front of the store, snatching up ninesies and tensies in a heedless, all-out swoop that kept the backs of her fingers perpetually scraped raw.”