Chinese whispers
01
viskleken, telefonspelet
a game where a message is passed secretly and rapidly from one person to another, often resulting in the message being distorted or changed unintentionally as it travels through the chain of participants
1.1
viskleken, kinesiska viskningar
a situation where a message gets passed from one person to another, but it often gets changed along the way
Dialect
British
British
Exempel
The news article started as a straightforward report, but by the time it reached the third publication, it had turned into a classic case of Chinese whispers with inaccuracies and exaggerations.
Nyhetsartikeln började som en enkel rapport, men när den nådde den tredje publikationen hade den förvandlats till ett klassiskt fall av viskleken med felaktigheter och överdrifter.
The office gossip became a prime example of Chinese whispers as details of the story changed with each retelling.
Kontorsskvaller blev ett utmärkt exempel på viskleken när detaljerna i historien förändrades vid varje återberättelse.
