PARLOR GAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parlor game mean? • PARLOR GAME (noun)
The noun PARLOR GAME has 1 sense:
1. a game suitable for playing in a parlor
Familiarity information: PARLOR GAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARLOR GAME (noun)
Meaning:
A game suitable for playing in a parlor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
parlor game; parlour game
Hypernyms ("parlor game" is a kind of...):
game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parlor game"):
word game (any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words)
board game (a game played on a specially designed board)
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