Botticelli

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proper noun

A guessing game in which one person or team thinks of a famous person and reveals the initial letter of that person's name, and then answers yes/no questions from the other players as they guess at the identity.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A guessing game in which one person or team thinks of a famous person and reveals the initial letter of that person's name, and then answers yes/no questions from the other players as they guess at the identity.

Origin

The game takes its name from the principle that the famous person must be at least as famous as the painter Sandro Botticelli.

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APA

Botticelli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botticelli

MLA

“Botticelli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botticelli. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Botticelli,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Botticelli.

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