exquisite corpse
A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or…A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or image, usually by following a prompt, or being allowed to see the only last contribution.
» The exquisite corpse will drink the new wine.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A collective art game in which several collaborating artists assemble a sentence or image, usually by following a prompt, or being allowed to see the only last contribution.
(countable)A sentence or image created as a result of this game.
Examples
1 sentencesThe exquisite corpse will drink the new wine.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Calque of French cadavre exquis. First coined in 1925 by surrealists André Breton, MarcelCalque of French cadavre exquis. First coined in 1925 by surrealists André Breton, Marcel Duhamel, Jacques Prévert, and Yves Tanguy in a similar manner to consequences; the first example was constructed from the following prompt: Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau (“the exquisite corpse will drink new wine”).
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Forms
plural: exquisite corpses| Singular | exquisite corpse |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable