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hangman

[hang-muhn, hang-man] / ˈhæŋ mən, ˈhæŋˌmæn /
NOUN
garroter
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Even the widely despised Chun escaped the hangman.

From Washington Times • Apr. 10, 2023

Seems that “Wheel” is just hangman, but pricier.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2020

A notebook and other items belonging to Britain's most famous hangman has sold at auction for £20,000.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2019

The show that brands itself as “America’s game,” and perhaps that is fitting because, in essence, it is an awkward marriage of hangman and roulette.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2019

Actually it was a little bit like a stick figure, like in hangman, but with more details.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff