party game

noun

plural party games

: a casual game played among several people especially at a social gathering

… the magical afternoon ran for around two hours and began with party games, including pass the parcel and 'pin the hat on the witch'.

—Eoin Mac Raghnaill

Many party games translate well to a virtual space—Simon Says, Scattergories, 20 Questions and Pictionary also work well over Zoom or FaceTime.

—Laura Hotinger

Awaiting is a night filled with taco towers, punch bowl drinks and party games including cornhole, beer pong and Jenga.

—Marcus Smith

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above