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sardines
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synonyms: smee ???
tags: [recreation]
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Definition:[a derivative of the game hide-and-seek] in which only one person hides and the others must find them, hiding with them when they do so. The hiding places become progressively more cramped, like sardines in a tin. The last person to find the hiding group is the loser. A. M. Burrage calls this version of the game "Smee" in his 1931 ghost story of the same name.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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George: Oh, hello, what's going on here? Game of hide-and-seek? Excellent! Right now, I'll go and count to a hundred, er, no, better make it five, actually...
Blackadder: George...
George: Oh, it's sardines. Oh, excellent! That's my favourite one, that.
BBC. Blackadder, season 4: Private Plane
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At first I thought it was another party, a wild rout that had resolved itself into “hide-and-go-seek.” or “sardines-in-the-box.” with all the house thrown open to the game.
F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby
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