sardines

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noun

A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.

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Meanings

sardines1

noun
  1. pluralplural of sardine
nounsardines (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.

    As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.

    2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of sardine

Sardines2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Sardine

Origin

The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sardines

meansteensjeansqueensgreensmarinesKeynesleanssmithereensby no meanscampfire beanscool beansleafy greensMcMeanspacked like sardinesRegion of Queensspill the beans
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Anagrams

aridness
Cite this entry
APA

sardines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardines

MLA

“sardines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardines. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sardines,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardines.

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