Meaning
A schoolyard jumping game, mostly for girls, played with a long loop of joined elastic bands (or a stretchy cord) held taut around the ankles of two players while a third hops, steps, and tangles their feet through it in set patterns — the height rising from ankle to knee to waist as rounds are cleared. A beloved break-time game of skill, rhythm, and rhyme.
Examples
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Di gyal dem a play Chinese skip at recess.
The girls are playing Chinese skip at recess.
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Wi join up nuff elastic band fi mek di rope.
We joined up lots of elastic bands to make the rope.
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Yuh haffi jump di pattern right inna Chinese skip.
You have to jump the pattern correctly in Chinese skip.
Origin
A local name for 'Chinese jump rope', played with a loop of elastic. See [[skipping]], [[dandy-shandy]].
How it’s used
The elastic-loop jumping game (Chinese jump rope). See [[skipping]], [[dandy-shandy]].