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parlour game

noun [C] UK (US parlor game)
 
 
old-fashioned

Definition

a game played inside a house, usually involving words or actingMiscellaneous games and activities
(Definition of parlour game noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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