"party game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: party games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} party game (plural party games)
  1. A game played at a party, such as musical chairs or charades. Synonyms: party game Hypernyms: game Hyponyms: charade, musical chairs Holonyms: party Translations (game played at a party): selskabsleg (Danish), veitsluspæl (Faroese), seurapeli (Finnish), seuraleikki (Finnish), samkvæmisleikur [masculine] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-party_game-en-noun-nm88geDd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of 'game played at a party': 79 21
  2. (video games) A multiplayer game, usually consisting of a series of short minigames, that can be easily played in a social setting. Categories (topical): Video game genres
    Sense id: en-party_game-en-noun-of6z2gD5 Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (multiplayer video game): seurapeli (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'multiplayer video game': 49 51

Inflected forms

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