parlour game
"Parlour games" are traditional indoor activities meant for entertainment during social gatherings, often involving wordplay or guessing.
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Definition
B2Social Gatherings
(informal, traditional)An indoor game played for fun at social events, usually involving wordplay, guessing, or acting.
Example
- We played charades, a popular parlour game, at the family reunion.
- During the party, the guests enjoyed several parlour games that kept everyone entertained.
C1Politics
(figurative)The use of ambiguous or confusing language for strategic purposes.
Example
- The politician's speech was criticized as a parlour game, full of evasive and unclear statements.
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Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "parlour game":
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