parlor game

noun

: a game suitable for playing indoors

Examples of parlor game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That year, The Exorcist featured the board as a key element of its storyline, helping transform its public image from a mysterious parlor game into an object linked with fear and the supernatural. — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026

Be sure to check out the ever-changing roster of activities, including country excursions outfitted by outerwear company Barbour and parlor games featuring Checkers, Tic Tac Toe, and Connect 4 designed by Edie Parker. — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

On the reality competition show, a group of contestants plays a live-action game of social deduction similar to parlor games like Mafia. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

For three days, trying to crack the mystery became Telluride’s unofficial parlor game. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

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