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   Mar·co Po·lo

   /ˌmärkō ˈpōlō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a game of tag played in a swimming pool, lake, etc., in which one player, with eyes shut or blindfolded, tries to locate and catch the others by shouting “Marco” and listening to their response of “Polo”: US "they play Marco Polo in the backyard pool"

   Word Origin 1960s: from Marco Polo1 (the reason is unclear).

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