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What means step on a crack?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Concrete sidewalks are built in sections, each generally 2 - 4 feet long. Where one section is next to another, the space between them is called a "crack" by most urban residents. To "step on a crack" is to place your foot so that the heel is on one side of a crack and the toe is on the other side. One game played by urban children was to walk along a sidewalk in such a way as never to step on a crack. Part of this game was the jingle, "step on a crack - break your mother's back".

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16y ago

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