Meanings
nounSimon says (uncountable)
- uncountablegamesA children's game where players must carry out only those commands that are preceded by the utterance "Simon says".
phrase
- Used to indicate which commands must be followed in a game of Simon says.
Simon says touch your nose.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 老師話 /老师话
- 老師話 /老师话 (lou⁵ si¹ waa⁶)children's game
Dutch Commando
- Commandochildren's game
Finnish kapteeni käskee
- kapteeni käskeechildren's game
French Jacques a dit, Jean dit
- Jacques a ditchildren's game
- Jean ditchildren's game
Hebrew הרצל אמר
- הרצל אמר (Hertsel amar)children's game
Icelandic Símon segir
- Símon segirchildren's game
Irish Deir Ó Grádaigh
- Deir Ó Grádaighchildren's game
Korean 시몬 가라사대
- 시몬 가라사대children's game
Lithuanian Simonas sako
- Simonas sakochildren's game
Norwegian Kongen befaler
- Kongen befalerchildren's game
Polish Szymon mówi
- Szymon mówichildren's game
Portuguese o rei manda, o mestre mandou
- o rei mandachildren's game
- o mestre mandouchildren's game
Romanian Simon spune
- Simon spunechildren's game
Russian саймон говорит
- саймон говорит (sajmon govorit)children's game
Spanish Simón dice
- Simón dicechildren's game
Turkish Yakup dedi ki
- Yakup dedi kichildren's game
Cite this entry
APA
Simon says. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simon%20says
MLA
“Simon says.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simon%20says. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Simon says,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Simon%20says.
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