"parlour game" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parlour games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} parlour game (plural parlour games)
  1. Any of a number of amusing games played indoors with few props by the members of a social gathering. Translations (amusing game played indoors with few props): Gesellschaftsspiel [neuter] (German), sällskapsspel (note: usually card games or board games or the like) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-parlour_game-en-noun-gJt49ZH1 Disambiguation of 'amusing game played indoors with few props': 94 6
  2. (politics, figuratively) The use of deliberately nebulous or confusing language. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms (deliberately confusing language): doublespeak
    Sense id: en-parlour_game-en-noun-DTbV56Bt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'deliberately confusing language': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parlor game, parlor-game, parlour-game

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