Meanings
nounpass the parcel (uncountable)
- uncountablegamesA children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the parcel when the music is temporarily stopped being allowed to remove a single layer, and the person removing the innermost layer winning the prize contained within; in a variation of the game, there is a prize under each layer that is awarded to the person removing that layer.
- broadlyuncountablea situation in which the ownership of something changes frequently.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 擊鼓傳花 /击鼓传花
- 擊鼓傳花 /击鼓传花 (jīgǔchuánhuā)child's game
Finnish kuuma peruna
- kuuma perunachild's game
French patate chaude
- patate chaudechild's game
Italian patata calda
- patata caldachild's game
Polish zabawa w podawanie paczki dalej
- zabawa w podawanie paczki dalejchild's game
Russian карто́шка
- карто́шка (kartóška)child's game
Spanish patata caliente
- patata calientechild's game
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APA
pass the parcel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20the%20parcel
MLA
“pass the parcel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20the%20parcel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pass the parcel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass%20the%20parcel.
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