All-y all-y oxen free!



All-y all-y oxen free!

It's safe to return home. This hide-and-seek and kick-the-can game catchphrase assures players that they can return to the starting point without penalty. Generations of mothers summoned children home to supper by standing on the porch and yelling the phrase.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Angelus-Late Roman
Berrak-Turkish
Indrani-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Hindi
TiÊN-Vietnamese
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Susannzoo-ZAHN (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish