| NOUN | act | going to Jerusalem, musical chairs | a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players |
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| Meaning | A child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated. | |
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| Synonym | musical chairs | |
| Broader | child's game | A game / game enjoyed / enjoyed by children |
| Spanish | juego de las sillas, sillita musical | |
| Catalan | joc de les cadires | |
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