patty-cake

(patē kāk′)

noun

  1. the opening words of a nursery rhyme
  2. a game played by clapping the hands in rhythm to this rhyme

Origin: < earlier sp. pat-a-cake

See patty-cake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A child's game in which two participants gently strike the palms of their hands together in rhythmic beat, often accompanied by a nursery rhyme.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of pat-a-cake, the first words of the nursery rhyme accompanying the game

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