Meanings
nounparty game (plural party games)
plural party games
- A game played at a party, such as musical chairs or charades.
Near-synonym: parlour game
Synonyms: parlour game
- video gamesA multiplayer game, usually consisting of a series of short minigames, that can be easily played in a social setting.
Mario games range from strict arcade games to racing games, party games, and complex 3D action-adventures.
2009, Rusel Demaria, Reset: Changing the Way We Look at Video Games, page 373
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA game played at a party, such as musical chairs or charades.
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Danish selskabsleg
- selskabsleggame played at a party
Dutch gezelschapsspel
- gezelschapsspelgame played at a party
Finnish seurapeli, seuraleikki
- seurapeligame played at a party
- seuraleikkigame played at a party
- seurapelimultiplayer video game
German Gesellschaftsspiel, Partyspiel
- Gesellschaftsspielgame played at a party
- Partyspielgame played at a party
Icelandic samkvæmisleikur
- samkvæmisleikurgame played at a party
Japanese 山手線ゲーム
- 山手線ゲーム (Yamanote-sen gēmu)game played at a party
Polish gra towarzyska, gra dla wielu graczy
- gra towarzyskagame played at a party
- gra dla wielu graczymultiplayer video game
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APA
party game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20game
MLA
“party game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “party game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/party%20game.
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