What does "Inny meeny minny mo" mean?

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What does "Inny meeny minny mo" mean?

2007-02-04 18:57:50 · 3 answers · asked by **Ryan Phan** 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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a child's counting rhyme dates to the 1850's

2007-02-04 19:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

As Mac says. Only they make it "cute" for kids today with "eeny meeny minny mo, catch a tiger by the toe..." Personally, the literal translation of eeny-meeny part evades me.

2007-02-04 19:15:46 · answer #2 · answered by trazom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I know I'm going to be censored but hell, it's late and I'm punchy so here it goes the say in the 40-50's went like this:

:"eeny, meany, miney mo, catch a ngr by the toe, if he hollers let him go, eeny, meany, miney mo..............not my words, but words of past generations now paying for their sins in their graves.

2007-02-04 19:01:48 · answer #3 · answered by mac 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋