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pass the parcel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
pass the -par-cel
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the parcel when the music is temporarily stopped being allowed to remove a single layer, and the person removing the innermost layer winning the prize contained within; in a variation of the game, there is a prize under each layer that is awarded to the person removing that layer.

Uncountable

noun

a situation in which the ownership of something changes frequently.

Uncountable

Usage

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What does pass the parcel mean?
A children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the parcel when the music is temporarily stopped being allowed to remove a single layer, and the person removing the innermost layer winning the prize contained within; in a variation of the game, there is a prize under each layer that is awarded to the person removing that layer.

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