Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parlour game

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: par-lour game
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.

noun

The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: party game"
"Do you know that parlour-game, Yarrell dear? Are you a performer at Musical Chairs?"
"Doubts abound as to whether he will graduate in 2028 with a four-year degree in Trumpism: It is now a parlor game in Washington and Silicon Valley to speculate just how long the Musk-Trump relationship will last."

Inflected Forms

parlour games (plural) parlor game (alternative) parlor-game (alternative) parlour-game (alternative)

Phrases

parlour trick

Frequently Paired Words

parlour trick game

Synonyms

party game doublespeak parlor game

Questions

What does parlour game mean?: Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.

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