Meaning of parlour game | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering.
2. The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language.
   figuratively

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Examples

“Near-synonym: party game”

“Do you know that parlour-game, Yarrell dear? Are you a performer at Musical Chairs?”

“Doubts abound as to whether he will graduate in 2028 with a four-year degree in Trumpism: It is now a parlor game in Washington and Silicon Valley to speculate just how long the Musk-Trump relationship will last.”

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