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(games) A children's game in which a parcel having many layers of packaging is passed from person to person around a ring while music plays, the person holding the parcel when the music is temporarily stopped being allowed to remove a single layer, and the person removing the innermost layer winning the prize contained within; in a variation of the game, there is a prize under each layer that is awarded to the person removing that layer.
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Source Word
pass the parcel
Noun
uncountable
broadly
(games)
A
children's
game
in
which
a
parcel
having
many
layers
of
packaging
is
passed
from
person
to
person
around
a
ring
while
music
plays,
the
person
holding
the
parcel
when
the
music
is
temporarily
stopped
being
allowed
to
remove
a
single
layer,
and
the
person
removing
the
innermost
layer
winning
the
prize
contained
within;
in
a
variation
of
the
game,
there
is
a
prize
under
each
layer
that
is
awarded
to
the
person
removing
that
layer.
Japanese Meaning
子供たちが円になって音楽に合わせて包みを受け渡し、音楽が止まった時にその包みを持っていた人が包装を一枚剥ぎ、最後の内側の包装まで全て剥がすことで賞品を獲得するゲーム。
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(games)
A
children's
game
in
which
a
parcel
having
many
layers
of
packaging
is
passed
from
person
to
person
around
a
ring
while
music
plays,
the
person
holding
the
parcel
when
the
music
is
temporarily
stopped
being
allowed
to
remove
a
single
layer,
and
the
person
removing
the
innermost
layer
winning
the
prize
contained
within;
in
a
variation
of
the
game,
there
is
a
prize
under
each
layer
that
is
awarded
to
the
person
removing
that
layer.
