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duck duck gray duck

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Meaning
The Minnesota version of "duck duck goose."
Type
Regionalism
Used in
Minnesota

What does “duck duck gray duck” mean

The children's chase game everyone else in America calls "duck duck goose" is "duck duck gray duck" in Minnesota — with the picker also naming colors ("red duck, blue duck, gray duck!"). State legislators have been asked to debate which name is correct.

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