Meaning of the word "Chinese whispers" in English
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Chinese whispers
US /ˈtʃaɪ.niːz ˈwɪs.pərz/
UK /ˈtʃaɪ.niːz ˈwɪs.pərz/
Idiom
1.
a game in which a message is whispered from one person to another, so that when the last person announces the message, it is often comically distorted from the original
Example:
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We played a game of Chinese whispers at the party, and the final message was hilarious.
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The rumor spread like Chinese whispers, getting more exaggerated with each telling.
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