1. A game in which a group of people whisper a phrase to each person's neighbour in turn, the phrase often being slightly misheard several times and having the sense altered by the time it reaches the last person
   "The children's party ended with a hilarious game of Chinese whispers";
   - telephone [US]
    
2. An instance of a verbal misunderstanding due to the information having passed through several people

Encyclopedia: Chinese whispers