parlor game

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noun

any game usually played indoors, especially in the living room or parlor, as a word game or a quiz, requiring little or no physical activity.

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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Origin of parlor game

First recorded in 1890–95

Cartersville has a lot to follow, yet now it has tacked on the country’s favorite parlor game, NFL draft-speculating.
Trevor Lawrence’s hometown will root for him wherever he goes — even if he goes to the Jets|Chuck Culpepper|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
But suppose you played the same parlor game with your personal life.
We All Have a Rosebud in Our Pasts|Sam Roberts|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But blame-the-candidate is a Democratic parlor game played when they lose local seats they should have won by the numbers.
Wake Up, Washington!|John Avlon|September 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Guessing at, and suggesting, questions has become a popular parlor game for the British press.
Murdoch’s Parliament Appearance|David A. Graham|July 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Unwrapping her many layers has become the current parlor game of the media and blogosphere.
The Right's Favorite Atheist|Benyamin Cohen|June 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The most popular parlor game in Washington, D.C., these days is the bludgeoning of the McCain campaign.
In Defense of McCain's Campaign|Mark McKinnon|October 25, 2008|DAILY BEAST
It is a favorite parlor game; but Bryan never stays dead, because there is something enduring in him.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915|Various
For a year and a half I've been learning and discovering that life isn't a parlor game.
Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It is also an excellent parlor game, and is full of sport if played by quick, alert players.
Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium|Jessie H. Bancroft
However, this is no parlor game that you and I are playing, and desperate circumstances sometimes necessitate desperate measures.
The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne