Traditional nicknames and colloquial terms used by children and collectors for glass toy marbles include peewees for small marbles, bumboozers or boulders for oversized shooter marbles, commoneys for clay varieties, and steelies for steel ball bearings used in games. In various regional playground subcultures, specific rare or iridescent glass marbles have also been nicknamed cat's eyes, peelies, clearies, aggies, and sulphides based on their internal optical designs and decorative patterns.
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