parlor game

noun

: a game suitable for playing indoors

Examples of parlor game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There are a lot of fun parlor games that are not trivia-oriented, and still encourage conversation and laughter. Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2024 So the president and the former president are all but assured of being nominated by their parties’ conventions in the summer, regardless of the political parlor games suggesting they could somehow be replaced. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024 For those who don’t spend every minute inside City Hall, the question of who will be the next council president might sound like a parlor game for the politically connected. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 Speculation about OpenAI’s next launch has become a Silicon Valley parlor game in recent weeks. Rachel Metz, Fortune, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for parlor game 

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Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of parlor game was in 1854

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“Parlor game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlor%20game. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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