ringie

From ring +‎ -ie (diminutive suffix).

• ringy

ringie (plural ringies)

1. (colloquial, rare) Diminutive of ring.
   • 1965, Ira Wallach, act I, in The Absence of a Cello, New York, N.Y.: Dramatists Play Service, published 1993, →ISBN, page 30:

     OTIS. […] You should get out more, see people, mingle with different types. I’ll bet you haven’t mingled with my kind of man in a long time. MARIAN. A very long time. OTIS. It’ll be a new experience. Any new experience enriches you. MARIAN. Does that include drowning? OTIS. That’s witty, it really is. MARIAN. Some other time, Otis. Give me a ringie and maybe we’ll swingie.

   • 1993 April 8, Susan, “Happy Ads”, in Lake Elsinore Valley Sun-Tribune, volume 108, number 21, Lake Elsinore, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page C-3, column 1:

     Let’s Workout^[sic] At F.F.C. & Shed Those Inches Instantly! Pick Up That Phone And Give Me A Ringie, Linda!

   • 1999 February 11, Jim Cobbs, “Computer experts sweat out the Y1.999K problem”, in comp.software.year-2000‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2 October 2025:

     This is, maybe, not such a big deal as many non-geeks think: you still have to physically put a "write ring" into a slot in the back of the physical tape reel ("No ringie, no writeie" was the memory jogger) and/or turn a little dial on the newer tape cartridges.

   • 2003 November 18, Geoff Cashman, “UPDATE #4, Lord of the Rings Empire II”, in rec.games.empire‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2 October 2025:

     Obviously, the Hobbits have lost the One Ring again! *sigh* "Hey Dilbo, you're not invisible anymore...we can all SEE your hand... ...lookie, no ringie on your finger!"

   • 2024, E.J. Russell, chapter 17, in Tested in Fire (Art Medium; 2), 2nd edition, Reality Optional Press, →ISBN:

     Bye-bye, Steffie. If you ever need your A-list model again, you give me a ringie. I’d never turn down a chance to get naked with you.

From ring +‎ -ie (“person associated”).

ringie (plural ringies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, games) The manager of a two-up match who calls the result.
   • 1949, The Strand Magazine, volume CXVIII, London, →OCLC, pages 99–100:

     A formal “two-up” game is run by two men—the boxer and the ringie. […] The ringie takes care of operations inside the ring of side betters which gathers round the two protagonists.

   • 2007 August 20, Mark T, “A Prayer Request. . .”, in alt.christnet.christianlife‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2 October 2025:

     The boxer or manager of the game sat with his coins, kips, string and money tray in the place where he could view the whole ring clearly. The ringie, who was usually a friend who volunteered, ran the centre of the ring.

   • 2024 April 24, Lily McCaffrey, “How to play two-up this Anzac Day: Everything you need to know about gambling game that's outlawed on every other day of the year”, in Daily Mail‎^[4], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 April 2024:

     Generally, a match manager known as a 'ringkeeper' or 'ringie' will select a person to be the 'spinner'. The spinner will stand in the ring, which is a designated circle in the venue in which only the spinner is allowed. […] The ringie will call the result. The ringie's decision is final and the winner takes all.