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Jenga

Jenga

11 3.7
A game where players take turns removing wooden blocks from a tower without making it fall
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛŋɡə/
: Jenga
  • The kids laughed as they built their tower with Jenga, excited to see how high they could go before it fell.
  • Jenga game
  • Play Jenga
  • Jenga puzzle

We played an epic game of nasty food Jenga.

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Examples

  • Game Night was a huge success where many students came out to participate in Monopoly, Jenga, and many more fun games!

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  • The higher we build it, the more impressive the downfall—kind of like the game Jenga.

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  • We have, um, Truth or Dare Jenga, which should be fun.

    Flock of Dudes (2015)

  • And Jackson was setting up this giant Jenga in our garden.

  • I would say I love giant Jenga.

    Blog text (32)

  • Seon-woo: We can play Jenga after dinner.

    Fever (1988)

  • They built a little fort out of Jenga blocks for the dinosaurs and minions.

    Blog text (18)

  • Harper Belloway, live at the scene here as Keller Reid attempts to build the world's tallest Jenga tower.

    Shellfish (2022)

  • We played Jenga last night, trying to carefully remove the wooden blocks without toppling the tower.

  • At the party, everyone enjoyed taking turns with Jenga, balancing the blocks higher each round.

Surface Forms

Jenga singular
Jengas plural

Etymology

The word Jenga comes from the Swahili word kujenga, which means 'to build'. The game is all about building and balancing a tall tower of wooden blocks, so the name reminds you of that action.