singing game

noun

: a children's game in which the players accompany their actions with the singing of a narrative song

Examples of singing game in a Sentence

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Your shower singing game is about to get a serious upgrade. Parker Hall, Wired, 13 July 2022 After a photo shoot for Elle magazine’s August issue, the singer sat down to play a few rounds of Song Association, a singing game where she is given a word and has 10 seconds to sing a line containing that word. Monica Mercuri, Billboard, 12 July 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of singing game was in 1865

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“Singing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singing%20game. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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