parlor game

noun

: a game suitable for playing indoors

Examples of parlor game in a Sentence

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Ellison killed the most egregious psychopath among a clan of murderous brothers, who are now galloping across entire prairies to get revenge; there could be a fun parlor game counting up the Westerns based on this configuration. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2024 The eponymous parlor game ensues… until one character winds up really, truly dead. Dennis Perkins and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 5 July 2024 That makes the selection much more than a D.C. parlor game. Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for parlor game 

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 5 Nov. 2024.

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