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Jenga

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili -jenga (to construct, to build).[1]

Proper noun

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Jenga

  1. (games) A game where players take turns removing wooden blocks from a stack formed brickwise, in which the loser being the player whose actions cause the tower to collapse.
  2. (figurative) Any activity that involves great precision with a risk of great failure.

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References

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  1. ^ Arthur Cornwallis Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (1903)