Meanings
proper noun
- A game or exercise in which the player is presented with a set of objects and challenged to remember them after looking away.
Origin
In reference to Rudyard Kipling's 1901 novel Kim, in which the protagonist plays the game during his training as a spy.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Kim's Game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kim's%20Game
MLA
“Kim's Game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kim's%20Game. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kim's Game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kim's%20Game.
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