Hopscotch

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈhapËŒskatʃ/
• IPA: /ˈhÉ’pËŒskÉ’tʃ/

Origin

hop + scotch("scratch")

Full definition of hopscotch

Noun

1. A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

Synonyms

• hoppers

Verb

1. (figuratively) To move by hopping.
2. (figuratively) To move back and forth between adjacent patterns by hopping.