noun General Slang

ackee 1-2-3

· noun · brummie

Birmingham's brutal hide-and-seek variant — find the safe zone before 'it' shouts your name.

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A hide-and-seek/tag hybrid where 'it' counts, the rest scatter, and the chase is to beat them back to the safe zone. If they spot you and yell 'Ackee 1-2-3 [your name]' before you tag base, you're out. First one out is 'it' next round.

“We played ackee 1-2-3 round the back of the flats till the streetlights came on.”
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ackee 1-2-3 In A Sentence

We played ackee 1-2-3 round the back of the flats till the streetlights came on.

Origin & Usage

West Midlands playground staple, immortalised by Birmingham ska band The Beat in the early 80s. Distinctly Brummie — try to play it in London and nobody knows the rules.

Variants ackee one two threeacky 1-2-3akki 1-2-3
Tags #brummie#birmingham#games#childhood#british

People Also Ask

What is "ackee 1-2-3"?

It's a Birmingham variant of hide-and-seek where you have to reach the safe zone before the person who's "it" shouts your name.

How do you play ackee 1-2-3?

One player is "it" and the rest hide; you win by getting to the safe base before they spot you and call out your name.

Where is "ackee 1-2-3" from?

It's associated with Birmingham, England, as a local, brutal take on classic hide-and-seek.

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