Meanings
proper noun
- A fictional game of complicated strategy in which players move around a map of the London Underground.
Origin
Coined in 1978 on the BBC Radio 4 programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, after the London Underground station of the same name.
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APA
Mornington Crescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mornington%20Crescent
MLA
“Mornington Crescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mornington%20Crescent. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mornington Crescent,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mornington%20Crescent.
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