I spy

See also: I-spy

English

Alternative forms

• I-spy

Etymology

From the phrase I spy with my little eye used in the game.

Noun

I spy (uncountable)

1. (games) A game where players have to guess what one can see, based on the initial letter of the object.

   Hypernym: guessing game

   - Let's play I spy! I spy with my little eye something beginning with W.
   - Is it a watering-can?

2. (games, archaic) A children's game of hide and seek, so called from the cry when one is found.

Translations

guessing game

• Finnish: I spy -leikki (no Finnish equivalent)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• German: ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst
• Polish: not used in Polish
• Spanish: veo veo m
• Swedish: no equivalent term in Swedish, but see ett skepp kommer lastat

Anagrams

• Yips, Ypsi, yips