parlor game
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of parlor game
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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For three days, trying to crack the mystery became Telluride’s unofficial parlor game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
For a summer parlor game, let’s play “Who said that?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
It’s become a bit of a media-and-tech parlor game to try to estimate exactly what these losses are, on average.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026
The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
The horse even had his own parlor game, the first of at least nine.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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