noun
Botticelli
noun
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A guessing game in which players try to identify a famous person, having been told only the first letter of their name, by asking yes-or-no questions.
"They played Botticelli on the long car ride to keep the kids entertained."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA party game where you guess a famous person's identity through yes/no questions, starting from just their initial.
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Etymology
Named after the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, on the idea that anyone chosen for the game should be at least as famous as he was.