(Singapore, playground game) The children's game of tag, with one team taking the role of police and the other the role of robbers.
(Singapore, playground game) The children's game of tag, with one team taking the role of police and the other the role of robbers.
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(Australia, playground game, uncountable) tag (a popular children's chasing game).
(US, playground game) A children's game, a variation of tag, where each side has a designated "jail" to hold captured players from the other team.
(AU) tag (the children's game).
(Internet slang, humorous) An imaginary police force relating to, or staffed by, animals.
(Australia) A children's chasing game with multiple players in which one person runs after other players attempting to catch or touch them; a player caught then becomes the new chaser.