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parlor-game

parlor-game is the alternative spelling of parlour game.

Meaning of parlour game

Noun

parlour game (plural parlour games)

  1. Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.
    • Near-synonym: party game
    Synonyms:
    party game
  2. (figuratively) The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.
    Synonyms:
    doublespeak

Forms of parlor-game

pluralparlor-games

Questions about parlor-game

What is parlor-game the alternative spelling of?
Parlor-game is the alternative spelling of parlour game.

Words near parlor-game in the dictionary

  1. parlor palms
  2. parlor pink
  3. parlor pinks
  4. parlor trick
  5. parlor tricks
  6. parlor-game
  7. parlor-games
  8. parlorish
  9. parlorista
  10. parloristas
  11. parlorless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: parlor-game (page history and authors); parlour game (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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