Definitions for i spy
i spy

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1. I spynoun

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

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1. I spy

   I spy is a guessing game. One player chooses an object that is visible to all the players and says, "I spy with my little eye something beginning with ...", naming the letter the chosen object starts with. Other players have to guess the chosen object. An alternative version is played where the colour is given rather than the initial letter I spy is often played with young children as a means to avert boredom in long car journeys. A survey by British insurance company Direct Line found that 58% of families played I spy, and 65% of the parents consulted had played it on journeys as a child. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it, under Spy giving the earliest citation as a mention in Rosamond Lehmann's 1946 work The Gipsy's Baby. One etymological website though reports an earlier mention in a 1937 Canadian publication. The game and its wording are well known in western popular culture, for example the title of the 2002 horror film My Little Eye uses part of the wording from the game.

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1. i spy

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Anagrams for i spy »

1. yips

How to pronounce i spy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say i spy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of i spy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of i spy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of i spy in a Sentence

1. Melissa Dalton:

   Because we have not yet been able to definitively assess what these recent objects are, we have acted out of an abundance of caution to protect our security and interests, the spy balloon from (China) was of course different in that we knew precisely what (it) was. These most recent objects do not pose a kinetic military threat, but their path in proximity to sensitive (defense) sites and the altitude that they were flying could be a hazard to civilian aviation and thus raised concerns.

2. Ileana Adriana Stan:

   A real spy is an ethical believer in an incorporeal and ethical Deity.

3. Adam Schiff:

   Nothing we heard today has changed our view that there is no evidence to support any allegation that the FBI or any intelligence agency placed a spy in the Trump campaign.

4. The FCC:

   Hidden 'backdoors' to our networks in routers, switches, and other network equipment can allow hostile foreign powers to inject viruses and other malware, steal Americans' private data, spy on U.S. businesses, and more.

5. Megan Kau:

   She tried on a uniform that was at a friend's house one time and they took pictures, she was born and raised in United States and she wants the world to know that she is not a spy.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/I_Spy
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=i spy