pass the parcel
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pass the parcel
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- 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.
- a situation in which the ownership of something changes frequently.
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noun child's game
| Español | patata caliente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 擊鼓傳花 /击鼓传花 jīgǔchuánhuā |
| Français | patate chaude |
| Italiano | patata calda |
| Русский | карто́шка kartóška |
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