Eenymeeny miny moe Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers let him go Eeny meeny miny MOE! code-golf string kolmogorov-complexity. Share. Improve this question. Follow edited Jan 20, 2016 at 21:58. Hand-E-Food. asked Jan 20, 2016 at 0:14. Hand-E-Food Hand-E-Food. It’s the only nursery rhyme that can be used to settle an argument or problems of choice. Videos by American Songwriter That’s right, we’ve all taken advantage of the catchy, quirky nursery rhyme, “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe.” But what does the ditty mean? What is the history behind it—both good and bad—and what does it all mean? That’s what we’ll dive into today. So, without further ado, let’s do just that. Origins The catchy tune is known as a “counting-out rhyme” and it’s often used to select a person for a game or for a prize. It’s also commonly used as above with Homer Simpson when choosing what button to push, what car to select see Dodge commercial below, or any other number of options. Scholars say that the rhyme existed well before 1820 and is common in many languages, not just in English. Since many counting-out rhymes have existed earlier, it is difficult to know the ditty’s exact origin. Today, the most common English version goes like this Eeny, meeny, miny, moeCatch a tiger by the toeIf he hollers, let him goEeny, meeny, miny, moe. Other Variations Throughout history, many variations have been recorded, which include additional words, phrases, concepts, and even characters. For example My mother saidto pick thevery best oneand you are it. Or… …and you areNOT it. Possible Historical Explanations The first record of a similar rhyme, known as the “Hana, man,” originates in 1815. That’s when children in New York City are said to have often said the rhyme Hana, man, mona, mikeBarcelona, bona, strikeHare, ware, frown, vanacHarrico, warico, we wo, wac. The scholar Henry Carrington Bolton also discovered this rhyme in German Ene, tene, mone, mei,Pastor, lone, bone, strei,Ene, fune, herke, berke,Wer? Wie? Wo? Was? And author Rudyard Kipling has used this nonsense verse in his writing Eenie, Meenie, Tipsy, toe;Olla bolla Domino,Okka, Pokka dominocha,Hy! Pon! Tush! A Cornish version from 1882 goes Ena, mena, mona, mite,Bascalora, bora, bite,Hugga, bucca, bau,Eggs, butter, cheese, stock, stone dead – OUT. More Possible Historical Connections Likely, the rhyme that we know today comes to us from Old English or Welsh counting, likely from farm jobs, such as counting sheep or crops. An old shepherd’s count is known as the “Yan Tan Tehera” and the Cornish “End, mena, mona, mite” above. Another explanation comes from British colonists who returned from India after learning the rhyme used in carom billiards baji, neki, baji, thou, elim, tilim, latim, gou. There is a Swahili poem brought to the Americas by enslaved Africans that goes Iino ya mmiini maiini mo. Of course, throughout history, there are even more of these rhythmic, nonsense-sounding rhymes. And there will be more into the centuries, most likely. Sad, Racist Controversies Of course, the rhyme has been made ugly and abused. During times of slavery, the word “tiger” was replaced by the N-word. Bolton even reports that this was the most common version among American school children as of 1888, showing how ugly our history has been at times. Versions like the below also appeared in Australia, unfortunately. Bert Fitzgibbon’s 1906 song offers a window into this ugliness Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo,Catch a n—-r by the toe,If he won’t work then let him go;Skidum, skidee, when you get money, your little brideWill surely find out where you hide,So there’s the door and when I count four,Then out goes you. Adding to the problem, reportedly in 1993, a school teacher in Mequon, Wisconsin, provoked a student walkout when she said in reference to poor test scores, “What did you do? Just go eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a n—-r by the toe?” This caused the school’s district superintendent to recommend the teacher “lose three days of pay, undergo racial sensitivity training, and have a memorandum detailing the incident placed in her personnel file.” On other occasions, black airplane passengers said they were humiliated because of the rhyme’s “racist history” after a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, encouraging them to sit down on the plane so it could take off, said, “Eeny meeny miny mo, Please sit down it’s time to go.” Similar moments like this have persisted, including an unbroadcast outtake from a BBC show during which presenter Jeremy Clarkson recited the rhyme and mumbled the racist part. Clarkson later apologized to viewers. In 2017, a t-shirt retailer had the first line printed on a shirt with a baseball bat, harking to The Walking Dead character Negan, which caused some to say the shirt was offensive and “relates directly to the practice of assaulting black people in America.” There is also a moment in the film, Pulp Fiction, in which a heinous character says the rhyme and uses the N-word before engaging in sexual abuse. More Recent Versions During the Second World War, a reporter for the Associated Press in Atlanta, Georgia, reported that local school children were heard reciting a wartime variation that went Eenie, meenie, minie, moe,Catch the emperor by his he hollers make him sayI surrender to the USA.'” Another one from the 1950s went Eeeny, meeny, miney, the baby on the he’s done,Wipe his tell his mother what he’s done. Final Thoughts Today, while the rhyme has been used to cause severe racist harm, it is not thought of in these terms by most. It’s often considered a cute, quirky rhyme. But, of course, not everything we enjoy today can be taken for granted. It’s important to know the history of even the things that today seem innocuous. If we don’t know our history, we are doomed to repeat it. As in the clip of Homer on The Simpsons, the rhyme is often used in ways that have nothing to do with racism. And the origins of the rhyme likely hopefully? don’t stem from those grotesque years when humans owned other humans. But, the more you know… Photo by Eeny Meeny, Miny, Moe. "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" also known as "Eena, meena, mina, mo" is a popular counting rhyme and singing game. It is very hard to establish the exact origin of the song as it has so many accepted forms, in different languages and countries. Whilst there are versions of the first line of this rhyme in both German Tempo de leitura 2 minutos Jack Scholes Qual é o significado da expressão eeny, meeny, miny, mo? EENY, MEENY, MINY, MO [corresponde a “minha mãe mandou eu escolher este daqui…”] Who’s going to pay? Let’s see. Eeny, meeny, miny, mo… Quem é que vai pagar? Vamos ver. Minha mãe mandou eu escolher este daqui… Todo brasileiro conhece a música usada para escolher uma pessoa de um grupo “Minha mãe mandou eu escolher este daqui, Mas como eu sou teimoso, Vou escolher este daqui.” Em inglês, existem duas versões para essa brincadeira que são usadas por todas as crianças e, frequentemente, pelos adultos. A versão preferida pelos britânicos é Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, Put the body on the po. When he’s done, Wipe his bum. Eeny, meeny, miny, mo. O primeiro verso, repetido no final, não tem sentido, portanto, é impossível de traduzir. O restante em português seria algo como “Coloque o bebê no penico. Quando ele terminar, Limpe o bumbum dele.” E a rima preferida pelos americanos é Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, Catch the tiger by the toe. If he hollers, Let him go. Eeny, meeny, miny, mo. Os versos 2, 3 e 4 seriam, em português “Pegue um tigre pelo dedo do pé. Se ele gritar, Solte-o.” Como em português, na brincadeira em inglês a pessoa que fala a rima aponta para outra diferente da roda a cada palavra. A escolhida é a pessoa onde o verso termina. Usada pelas crianças e adultos hoje em dia como uma brincadeira, sua origem é bem mais séria. Dizem que é uma reminiscência do tempo dos sacerdotes druidas, que usavam esse tipo de rima em uma roda de pessoas para escolher quais delas seriam sacrificadas aos deuses. Cf. Aprender inglês 10 dicas infalíveis Cf. Autonomia não é só para autodidatas Cf. 12 vantagens que você está perdendo por não aprender inglês com música Referência Why do we say that? Por que dizemos isso? – A origem e o significado de palavras e expressões do inglês do dia a dia, de Jack Scholes – Editora Campus/Elsevier, 2009. Adquira seu exemplar com comodidade e total segurança no site da Disal Distribuidora.
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English[edit] Alternative forms[edit] eeni meeni mina mo eeny-meeny-miney-mo Etymology[edit] Compare Dutch iene miene mutte German ene mene mu. This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Noun[edit] eeny, meeny, miny, moe uncountable A method of choosing between two or more people or things, used by children. A child points to each item in turn or alternately, while saying a rhyme starting "Eeny, meeny, miney, moe", moving to the next item after each quarter-line each word or pair of syllables. The item pointed to on the last word of the rhyme is the one chosen. 1959, John Knowles, chapter 3, in A Separate Peace“...As for this thing”, ... he held up the shuttlecock, contaminated, in his outstretched right [hand], “this idiot tickler, the only thing it's good for is eeny-meeny-miney-mo”. 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber; Avignon Quintet, published 2004, page 1252“Well”, said Lord Galen in some dismay, “I suppose we shall have to cast lots or play at Eeni Meeni Mina Mo?” Translations[edit] similar children's counting-out games in other languages Arabic حكرة بكرة‎ Bulgarian а́ла ба́ла ни́ца ту́рска пани́ца, ой ги́ди Ва́нчо наш капита́нчо ála bála níca túrska paníca, oj gídi Vánčo naš kapitánčo Cebuano butikaw, butikaw, ikaw Chinese Cantonese 點指兵兵/点指兵兵 dim2 zi2 bing1 bing1, 點指兵兵,點著誰人做大兵/点指兵兵,点着谁人做大兵 dim2 zi2 bing1 bing1, dim2 zoek6 seoi4 jan4 zou6 daai6 bing1 Mandarin 一二三四五,上山打老虎 yī èr sān sì wǔ, shàngshān dǎ lǎohǔ, literally “12345, climb a mountain and beat a tiger”, 你拍一,我拍一,一隻小貓坐飛機/你拍一,我拍一,一只小猫坐飞机 nǐ pāiyī, wǒ pāiyī, yī zhī xiǎomāo zuò fēijī Danish ælle bælle mig fortælle Dutch iene miene mutte Finnish entten-tentten-teelika-mentten French ams tram gram fr German ene mene miste, ene mene mu Greek α μπε μπα μπλομ ου κίθε μπλομ a be ba blom tou kíthe blom Hebrew אן דן דינו‎ Hindi अक्कड़ बक्कड़ बम्बे बो akkaṛ bakkaṛ bambe bo, ईना मीना डीका īnā mīnā ḍīkā Hungarian Ec-pec/ecc-pecc, kime-hetsz, holnap-után bejö-hetsz, cér-nára, cine-gére, ugorj, cica, az͜ e-gérre, huss/fuss! Icelandic úllen dúllen doff Indonesian cap cip cup kembang kuncup, kuda lari kejepit pintu literally "cap cip cup flower bud, a horse ran and was pinched by the door" Italian Igne migne magna mo Japanese どちらにしようかな dochira ni shiyō kana Korean please add this translation if you can Norwegian elle melle, elle melle deg fortelle, akka bakka bonka rakka, enike penike sufriken mo, dennika fænnike Persian آن مان نواران‎ Polish entliczek pentliczek czerwony stoliczek na kogo wypadnie na tego bec Portuguese uni-duni-tê m Romanian an-tan-te, ala-bala portocala Russian э́ни бе́ни ре́с, кви́нтер фи́нтер же́с, э́ни бе́ни ря́ба, кви́нтер фи́нтер жа́ба éni béni rés, kvínter fínter žés, éni béni rjába, kvínter fínter žába Spanish Colombia detín, marín, dedó, pingüé, Spain una, dole, tele, catole, pito, pito, gorgorito Swedish ole, dole, doff Thai please add this translation if you can See also[edit] ip dip tinker, tailor duck, duck, goose nievie-nievie-nick-nack Further reading[edit] eeny, meeny, miny, moe on Anagrams[edit] eeny-meeny-miney-mo Acolloquial expression used to be able to make a selection/decision at random. This is done by pointing with your finger randomly at the possible choices and chanting each word. Whichever option is pointed at when saying "moe" is the one that should be chosen - mostly, as some people cheat and do it again. This can be done with your eyes either open or shut. “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” also known as “Eena, meena, mina, mo” is a popular counting rhyme and singing game. It is very hard to establish the exact origin of the song as it has so many accepted forms, in different languages and countries. Whilst there are versions of the first line of this rhyme in both German and Cornish, the two middle lines, it is agreed, undoubtedly originated from America. “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” is part of a large collection of Counting-out rhymes, used in playground games, since the early 19th century. The rhyme is used to choose who is it’ in children’s games. “Eeny, Meeny” Singing Game How to play The song is made up from a number of syllables, the counting out rhyme. It starts with a group of nonsense syllables and ends with a phrase that will indicate the game’s goal. Each syllable counts a child from a circle, and the game round finishes with the last kid pointed out. Bellow are the lyrics of one of the accepted modern versions of the “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” rhyme and also an older version. You can replace “catch a tiger” with any word catch a boy, catch girl, etc or any animal, or when singing to baby you can say “catch a baby”. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe My mother told me To pick the very best one And you are [not] it. “Eena, meena, mina, mo” Older Version Eena, meena, mina, mo, Catch a mouse by the toe; If he squeals let him go, Eeena, meena, mina, mo. Subscribeand watch new videos uploaded every week.★ YouTube Channel: Along w
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Have you seen the common phrase eeny meeny miny moe’ somewhere and want to know more about where this common saying comes from? Eeny meeny miny moe’ is a common counting rhyme, mostly used by children, with unfortunate origins that you would not expect. This post unpacks the meaning and origin of this phrase. The phrase eeny meeny miny moe’ is a common phrase in the English language that is known as a counting rhyme. Someone who says eeny meeny miny moe’ is usually trying to choose one option between several, and uses the phrase while they select one at random’ from what is in front of them. The phrase is a popular rhyme that is commonly used by children, but can also be used by adults for random selection, sometimes just for humorous reasons to a group of people. The phrase eeny meeny miny moe’ is the first line of a popular children’s rhyme of which there are several variations. Some variations carry little resemblance to the original children’s rhyme, and some are only used for comedic or inappropriate effect. The phrase can be said on its own with the meaning assumed to be understood by the rest of the group in the discussion. The phrase is not normally written with commas, but can be. Both usages of the term are considered valid, as a list of things is being recited by the speaker. For written use, it can be preceded by a colon. Example Usage “Since I don’t know which one of these burgers to choose off the menu, I’m going to go with a time-tested means of careful selection eeny, meeny, miny, moe.” “I swear the woman chose her husbands like most children choose out their candy. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, and she just married whoever came last on that list.” “If you don’t know which kid to leave at home when you go on holiday, just point at them and go eeny meeny miny moe. The universe will give you the answer that you need.” “There are three to choose from, so here we go. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.” Origin The phrase eeny meeny miny moe’ is said to originate from an English children’s rhyme that became popular in the 1800s the children’s rhyme is a typical nonsensical children’s rhyme, and the counting phrase that is used in the first line stuck with children and adults as a popular phrase. The origin of the phrase can be taken even further back, where it dates back to a corruption of rhymes in African languages with a similar sound. While the phrase is agreed to have potentially racist origins, the phrase used by most schoolchildren in the 1800s did not attribute this to the rhyme – and most who use it today are simply not aware of the earliest origin of the phrase as a corruption of a mistranslated, similar phrase. Many similar counting rhymes developed independently from eeny meeny miny moe’, and can be found in several languages that include Swahili and German. Phrases Similar to Eeny Meeny Miny Moe One, two, three, four Phrases Opposite to Eeny Meeny Miny Moe N/a What is the Correct Saying? Eeny meeny miny moe Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Ways People May Say Eeny Meeny Miny Moe Incorrectly There are several ways in which someone can use the term eeny meeny miny moe’ in the wrong way, or misunderstand the meaning of the phrase. It is used as a common counting rhyme, which can be used by children or sometimes by adults for comedic effect. It is unnecessary to repeat the entire rhyme for the meaning to be apparent, the first phrase of the rhyme eeny meeny miny moe’ is enough.
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Also found in Wikipedia. eeny, meeny, miny, moeSaid when one is choosing someone or something from a group of people or things. When one says "moe," they choose the person or thing that they are currently looking at. The phrase comes from a children's rhyme. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe! You're it! Hmm, which doll should I pick? Eeny, meeny, miny, Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights alsobe at oneone could use somethingcooking for onesomething pays for itselfdrive one out of officeforce one out of officeforce out of officegive one one's headbust on onebust on someone/something
Tryeeny-meeny-miny-moe and make a fast decision. Or better yet, let your 4-year-old randomly choose for you. You'll know instantly if it's the right choice. Your gut instinct — your eeny, meeny, miny, moe redirected from eenie, meanie, miny moe eeny, meeny, miny, moeSaid when one is choosing someone or something from a group of people or things. When one says "moe," they choose the person or thing that they are currently looking at. The phrase comes from a children's rhyme. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe! You're it! Hmm, which doll should I pick? Eeny, meeny, miny, Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights alsobe at oneone could use somethingcooking for onesomething pays for itselfdrive one out of officeforce one out of officeforce out of officegive one one's headbust on onebust on someone/something BuyEeny Meeny Exercise Book Auaha Creative Book online now at ACTA Office Products. FREE SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER $50 excl GST. 100% WAIKATO OWNED & OPERATED. SHOP IN-STORE, 793 TE RAPA ROAD, HAMILTON. LOCAL CUSTOMER CARE TEAM AVAILABLE 8:30am-5pm, MON-FRI. Account. 0. Cart. Toggle Search Toggle Cart. .
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