Things Parents Say Words for the imposter game

Things parents say, as an imposter game: everyone gets the same line, like “Because I Said So” or “Wash Your Hands”, except the imposter, who has to bluff. A party game for 3 to 20 players, online by room code with a phone each, or on one phone passed around the table.

Because I Said So
Wash Your Hands
Money Doesn't Grow On Trees
Go To Your Room
Turn This Car Around
Eat Your Vegetables
We'll See
Don't Slam The Door
Wait Till Dad Gets Home
Put A Jacket On
I'm Counting To Three
Life's Not Fair
Brush Your Teeth
Clean Your Room
Don't Run With Scissors
My House My Rules
Look Both Ways
Turn That Music Down
There's Food At Home
You're Grounded

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20 of the 41 words in Imposterly’s Things Parents Say pack, from the Everyday shelf. Family-safe, so kids can play too. New to the game? How to play.

An imposter’s card in Imposterly’s Decoy mode: You’re the imposter, with a decoy word from the same category to hide behind. — The imposter’s card in Decoy mode

What the words mean

The app shows each word with a line like this, so nobody gets caught out by a word they’ve never heard.

Because I Said So: The final answer when there's no other reason
Wash Your Hands: Reminder to scrub up before eating
Money Doesn't Grow On Trees: Reminder that cash is hard to earn
Go To Your Room: Being sent off to bed as punishment
Turn This Car Around: Threat to cancel the trip if you misbehave
Eat Your Vegetables: Order to finish your greens
We'll See: A polite way of saying probably not
Don't Slam The Door: Telling you to close it gently
Wait Till Dad Gets Home: Warning that the other parent will hear about it
Put A Jacket On: Telling you to wear a coat so you don't get cold
I'm Counting To Three: Warning that you'd better obey before the number
Life's Not Fair: Reply when you complain something isn't just
Brush Your Teeth: Bedtime reminder to clean your mouth
Clean Your Room: Order to tidy up the mess where you sleep
Don't Run With Scissors: Safety warning about sharp blades
My House My Rules: Reminder of who's in charge at home
Look Both Ways: Check left and right before crossing the road
Turn That Music Down: Telling you your songs are too loud
There's Food At Home: Reply to begging for takeaway
You're Grounded: Punishment: no going out for a while

Deal a random Things Parents Say word

Everyone’s card says Because I Said So. The imposter’s says Wash Your Hands.

That’s Decoy mode: the imposter knows they’re the imposter and gets a word from the same pack to hide behind. In Classic, they get no word at all. How to play

Things Parents Say questions

How do you play the things parents say imposter game?

Everyone secretly sees the same word from the Things Parents Say pack, except the imposter. Each player gives one clue, then the table votes on who the imposter is. The crew wins by voting out every imposter; if one survives the vote, the imposters win. If word steal is on, a caught imposter can still win by guessing the word in a pass-one-phone round; a room-code round always ends at the vote.

What words are in the Things Parents Say pack?

41 words, from Because I Said So and Wash Your Hands to Money Doesn't Grow On Trees and Go To Your Room. This page shows 20 of them with what they mean; all 41 are in the free app.

Can kids play this pack?

Yes. Every built-in pack is family-safe, so kids and parents can play at the same table.

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