sardines

English

Etymology

The game name refers to sardines tightly packed in a can.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːnz

Noun

sardines

  1. plural of sardine
  2. (uncountable) A children's game in which the players hide together, lying side by side.
    • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
      As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan the windows and realise there are plenty of spare seats, so I hop aboard. The train is a '221'+'220' combo to allow for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train as normally you're playing sardines, so I make the most of it.

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Catalan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [sərˈdi.nəs]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [saɾˈði.nes]
  • Audio (Valencian)(file)

Noun

sardines

  1. plural of sardina

Dutch

Pronunciation
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Noun

sardines

  1. plural of sardine

French

Noun

sardines f

  1. plural of sardine
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