Meaning of "musical chairs" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of musical chairs

1. (n) a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance; "the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors"; "shareholders don''t want the company playing musical chairs with their investment"

2. (n) a child''s game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs; 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 s

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