reindeer games

== English == === Etymology === From the song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949) by the American songwriter Johnny Marks (1909–1985): “All of the other reindeer / Used to laugh and call him names. / They never let poor Rudolph / Join in any reindeer games.” === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪndɪə ˌɡeɪmz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪndɪ(ə)ɹ ˌɡeɪmz/ Hyphenation: rein‧deer games === Noun === reindeer games pl (plural only) (US, informal) Activities which exclude outsiders. [from 1980s] ==== Translations ====