Those euphemisms are noted by an asterisk: *. NOTE: The word that is commonly given as "the n word" is given as "n-ger" or other incomplete spellings in this post. This 2021 contains a few of the same examples that were included in those 2015 posts.ĭISCLAIMER: This post isn't meant to be a comprehensive listing of online examples of these rhymes. Thanks to all who are quoted in this post.Ĭlick for the closely related pancocojams post entitled " Versions Of "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" Counting Out Rhymes In The United Kingdom".Īlso, click for for Part I and for Part II of a 2015 pancocojams series about "Versions Of "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" Counting Out Rhymes In The United States." I am not compiling these examples for recreational purposes as I consider "the n word" to be very offensive regardless of the context. The content is provided for folkloric and socio-cultural information. For folkloric purposes, I'm also interested in documenting examples of "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" rhymes from the United States which include "the 'n' word" and which also include recollections about the chanter's reaction to and/or other people's reactiions to that word in those examples. I'm particularly interested in documented some examples of "Eeenie Meenie Miney Mo" rhymes from the United States that include demographic information (particularly when and where these rhymes were/are chanted). This post doesn't include speculation about the origin/s of "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" rhymes. This pancocojams post presents some general information about "Eenie Meenie Miney Mo" counting out/choosing it rhymes and presents a compilation of some United States versions of these rhymes. This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on the "eenie meenie miney mo" counting out/choosing it rhymes and on eenie meenie epsileenie" jump rope/hand clap rhymes (or similar titles).
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