pass the parcel

pass the parcel
a) A childrens 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.
b) a situation in which the ownership of something changes frequently.

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pass the parcel — is a popular children s party game in which a parcel is passed from person to person around a circle.In preparation for the game, a prize (or gift ) is wrapped in a large number of layers of wrapping paper. Usually, each layer is of a different… …   Wikipedia

  • pass the parcel — noun 1. a children s party game in which a parcel, consisting of a prize wrapped in many layers of paper, is passed around while music plays, each layer being removed by the child holding the parcel whenever the music stops, the winner being the… …  

  • pass the parcel — I chiefly Brit. a children s game in which a parcel is passed around to the accompaniment of music, the child holding the parcel when the music stops being allowed to unwrap a layer II see parcel …   Useful english dictionary

  • Parcel — may refer to: * Lot (real estate), a piece of land * Air parcel, a concept in atmospheric thermodynamics * A package, sent through the mail * An object used in the game Pass the parcel …   Wikipedia

  • The Bill (series 10) — The Bill Series 10 Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes 156 Broadcast Original channel ITV …   Wikipedia

  • pass — Synonyms and related words: OK, abalienate, abandon, abysm, abyss, accept, access, accredit, act like, administer, adopt, advance, affiliate, affirm, aggrandize, agree to, aisle, alien, alienate, alley, allow, ambulatory, amen, amortize, answer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • pass on — verb 1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 4) hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers • Syn: ↑pass, ↑hand, ↑reach, ↑turn ov …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Kinkaid School — Infobox Private School name=The Kinkaid School motto= Lux per Scientiam (Light through Knowledge) established=1906 type=Independent Co educational Non residential religion=None head=Donald C. North head name=Headmaster city=Piney Point Village… …   Wikipedia

  • List of The Bill episodes/10 — The following is a list of episodes for the tenth series of the British television drama, The Bill .eries 10 (1994)# Games # Second Sight # Darkness Before Dawn # He Who Waits # Mix and Match # Dealer Wins # No Job For an Amateur # Judge and Jury …   Wikipedia

  • parcel — par·cel / pär səl/ n: a tract or plot of land Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. parcel I …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”