circle game

noun

Any of various games for groups of children where players sit or stand in a circular formation.

Meanings

nouncircle game (plural circle games)

plural circle games

  1. Any of various games for groups of children where players sit or stand in a circular formation.
  2. A children's prank in which a person forms a circle with their thumb and forefinger held below the waist, and anybody caught looking at the circle is subjected to some kind of penalty.
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APA

circle game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20game

MLA

“circle game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20game. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circle game,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle%20game.

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