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Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, or Monkey, is a children's game in which two or more players must pass a ball to one another, while another player (in the middle) attempts to intercept it.
Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.
"Keep Away" is a song by American rock band Godsmack. It was released as the second single from the band's album Godsmack. [1] An acoustic version was included on The Other Side. A live version is included on the album from Woodstock 1999.
Keep-away (no basis other than cultural observation) seems to more reflect the modern way a game would be named - sterile. Monkey-in-the-Middle (name I was raised with) sounds more original. Was the new name to avoid invisible racial connotations (if it is a new name?)?
A 19th-century reconstruction of the keep at Château d'Étampes. Since the 16th century, the English word keep has commonly referred to large towers in castles. [4] The word originates from around 1375 to 1376, coming from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel. [5]
Here's what experts say, and why some parents are pledging to keep their families away from screens as much as possible. What experts say about social media.
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A variant of the proverb, "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread" was recorded as a Pembrokeshire saying in 1866. [1] [2] [3] The modern phrasing, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", began usage at the end of the 19th century, with early print examples found as early as 1887.