1. (often foll by: on, with, etc) the act of working with another or others on a joint project. 2. something created by working jointly with another or others. 3. the act of cooperating as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country. colËlaboËrationist n.
Written Jun 6, 2013 Â· Upvoted by. The poem is actually derived from the Great Plague of London in 1665. Allegedly, a 'Ring around the rosie' was a reference to a rose-colored pustule on the skin that developed a ring around it and indicated that one had been infected.
Ring around the rosie/A pocketful of posies/Ashes, ashes/We all fall down! Itâs long been thought this poem was about Englandâs Great Plague (which was truly awesome in the worst way possible). The rosy ring supposedly refered to the plagueâs rash.