单词 | musical bumps |
释义 | > as lemmasmusical bumps musical bumps n. a children's game similar to musical chairs, in which the player who is last to sit on the floor when the music stops is out of the game; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > parlour and party games > [noun] > musical bumps or chairs musical fright1871 musical chairs1877 musical arms1924 musical bumps1932 cakewalk1940 1932 S. G. Hedges Indoor & Community Games vi. 76 Musical Bumps... All march round in single file, while the pianist plays... When the music stops everyone must flop down on the floor—and the one who ‘bumps’ last falls out of the game. 1974 Listener 18 July 85/3 England may not be the world champions at soccer, but we are definitely past-masters at musical bumps. 1999 Express & Echo (Exeter) (Nexis) 29 Jan. 12 He gave prizes for the best dancing and also organised games such as musical bumps and musical chairs. < as lemmas |
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