Stucky

noun STUK-i ˈstʌki

Also spelled stuckie, stucky-stucky

A children's chasing game, a form of freeze tag: whoever is 'it' chases the others, and anyone touched must freeze ('stuck') on the spot until a free player tags them loose. A schoolyard and street favourite, played until everyone is caught or someone calls time.

  • Come mek wi play stucky inna di yaad.

    Come let's play freeze tag in the yard.

  • Yuh ketch mi, mi stucky now!

    You caught me, I'm frozen now!

  • Free mi from di stucky!

    Free me from being frozen!

From 'stuck' (frozen when caught) + '-y'; a freeze-tag children's game. See [[dandy-shandy]], [[dolly-house]].

A freeze-tag chasing game; caught players 'stuck' till freed. See [[dandy-shandy]], [[marble]].