exquisite corpse

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French cadavre exquis. First coined in 1925 by surrealists André Breton, Marcel Duhamel, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tanguy in a similar manner to consequences; the first example was constructed from the following prompt: Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau (“the exquisite corpse will drink new wine”). === Noun === exquisite corpse (countable and uncountable, plural exquisite corpses) (uncountable) A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or image, usually by following a prompt, or being allowed to see the only last contribution. (countable) A sentence or image created as a result of this game. ==== Translations ====