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white elephant exchange

white elephant exchange noun: a party game involving the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts. On each turn, the current player can either unwrap the next gift or "steal" an existing unwrapped gift from another player.

Noun

white elephant exchange (plural white elephant exchanges)

  1. A party game involving the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts. On each turn, the current player can either unwrap the next gift or "steal" an existing unwrapped gift from another player.
    Synonyms:
    Yankee swap

Synonyms of white elephant exchange

Forms of white elephant exchange

pluralwhite elephant exchanges
alternative formwhite elephant gift exchange

Questions about white elephant exchange

What does white elephant exchange mean?
White elephant exchange means a party game involving the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts. On each turn, the current player can either unwrap the next gift or "steal" an existing unwrapped gift from another player.
What part of speech is white elephant exchange?
White elephant exchange is a noun.
What is the plural of white elephant exchange?
The plural of white elephant exchange is white elephant exchanges.

Words near white elephant exchange in the dictionary

  1. White Eagles
  2. white Easter
  3. white Easters
  4. white eel
  5. white elephant
  6. white elephant exchange
  7. white elephant exchanges
  8. white elephant sale
  9. white elephant sales
  10. white elephants
  11. white English bulldog

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