"Simon says" meaning in English

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Noun

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". Wikipedia link: Simon Says Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Translations (children's game): 老師話 (Cantonese), 老师话 (Cantonese), Commando (Dutch), kapteeni käskee (Finnish), Jacques a dit (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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      "sense": "children's game",
      "word": "саймон говорит"
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      "word": "Sėmuons saka"
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      "sense": "children's game",
      "word": "Simón dice"
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