(Scotland) a small stone or other small object, used in hopscotch.
(Scotland) a small stone or other small object, used in hopscotch.
"peever" means: a small stone or other small object, used in hopscotch.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"peever" means: a small stone or other small object, used in hopscotch.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"peever" means: a small stone or other small object, used in hopscotch.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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The Scottish word for hopscotch — the classic children's pavement game where players toss a stone and hop through numbered squares chalked on the ground. While the rest of the English-speaking world says hopscotch, Scottish kids grew up calling it peevers, and the word carries all the nostalgia of postwar street play. The "peever" itself can also refer to the stone or marker used in the game.
(Scotland) hopscotch.
(UK, dialect, archaic) The peewit, or lapwing.
(US) A soft marshmallow confection, shaped into a baby animal for Easter celebration.
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(Scotland) A chuck; a pebble.