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⇱ SINGING GAME Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster


singing game

noun

: a children's game in which the players accompany their actions with the singing of a narrative song

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Your shower singing game is about to get a serious upgrade. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Parker Hall, Wired, 13 July 2022
After a photo shoot for Elle magazine’s August issue, the singer sat down to play a few rounds of Song Association, a singing game where she is given a word and has 10 seconds to sing a line containing that word. β€”πŸ‘ Image
Monica Mercuri, Billboard, 12 July 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of singing game was in 1865

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β€œSinging game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singing%20game. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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