"Simon says" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪmən sɛz/
Etymology: From Simon + says. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Simon|says}} Simon + says Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Simon says (uncountable)
  1. (games) A children's game where players must carry out only those commands that are preceded by the utterance "Simon says". Tags: uncountable Translations (children's game): 老師話 /老师话 (lou⁵ si¹ waa⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), Commando (Dutch), kapteeni käskee (Finnish), Jacques a dit [France] (French), Jean dit [Quebec] (French), הרצל אמר (Hertsel amar) (Hebrew), Símon segir (Icelandic), Deir Ó Grádaigh (Irish), 시몬 가라사대 (english: Simon garasadae) (Korean), Simonas sako (Lithuanian), Kongen befaler (Norwegian), Szymon mówi (Polish), o rei manda (Portuguese), o mestre mandou [masculine] (Portuguese), Simon spune (Romanian), саймон говорит (sajmon govorit) (Russian), Sėmuons saka (Samogitian), Simón dice (Spanish), Yakup dedi ki (Turkish)
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Phrase

IPA: /ˈsaɪmən sɛz/
Etymology: From Simon + says. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Simon|says}} Simon + says Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} Simon says
  1. Used to indicate which commands must be followed in a game of Simon says.
    Sense id: en-Simon_says-en-phrase-zD2-0Ly8
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          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
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          "roman": "lou⁵ si¹ waa⁶",
          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "老師話 /老师话"
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          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "Commando"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "kapteeni käskee"
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          "sense": "children's game",
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          "word": "Jacques a dit"
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          "sense": "children's game",
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          "word": "Jean dit"
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          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "Hertsel amar",
          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "הרצל אמר"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "lang_code": "is",
          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "Símon segir"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "Deir Ó Grádaigh"
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          "code": "ko",
          "english": "Simon garasadae",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "sense": "children's game",
          "translation": "Simon garasadae",
          "word": "시몬 가라사대"
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
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          "sense": "children's game",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
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          "word": "Szymon mówi"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "children's game",
          "word": "o rei manda"
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          "word": "o mestre mandou"
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          "sense": "children's game",
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          "word": "Simón dice"
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