going to jerusalem meaning and definition

GOING TO JERUSALEM noun

Definition of going to Jerusalem (noun)

1. a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated
   • synonyms: musical chairs