hopscotch

hopscotch
hop•scotch
[[t]ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ[/t]] n. v. -scotched, -scotch•ing
1) gam a game in which a child hops around a diagram drawn on the ground or pavement to retrieve a small object, as a stone or stick, that was previously thrown down in one part of the diagram
2) cvb to jump or leap from one place to another:
small birds hopscotching on the lawn[/ex]
3) cvb to move, pass, or journey quickly and directly, as from one place to another or through an area, subject, etc
4) cvb to jump, leap, or cross over in one continuous action
5) cvb to travel through erratically or in a series of short trips
Etymology: 1795–1805; hop I+scotch

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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