white elephant exchange

noun

A party game involving the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts. On each turn, the current player can either unwrap the next gift or "steal" an existing unwrapped gift from another player.

Similar
Yankee swap
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Meanings

nounwhite elephant exchange (plural white elephant exchanges)

plural white elephant exchanges · alternative white elephant gift exchange

  1. A party game involving the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts. On each turn, the current player can either unwrap the next gift or "steal" an existing unwrapped gift from another player.

    Synonyms: Yankee swap

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA party game involving the exchange of amusing and impractical gifts. On each turn, the current player can either unwrap the next gift or "steal" an existing unwrapped gift from another player.

Similar
Yankee swap
Also see
yankee swap

Translations

Polish Yankee swap
  • Yankee swapTranslations
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APA

white elephant exchange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20elephant%20exchange

MLA

“white elephant exchange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20elephant%20exchange. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white elephant exchange,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20elephant%20exchange.

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