reindeer games UK /ˈɹeɪndɪə ˌɡeɪmz/US /ˈɹeɪndɪ(ə)ɹ ˌɡeɪmz/ noun[plural only]1 •(US, informal) Activities which exclude outsiders.The natives are a primitive but gregarious lot. They invited me to join them in their reindeer games, which I did. — 1984