Mad Lib

English

Etymology

Blend of mad +‎ ad lib; Mad Libs is the brand name for the packaged game.

Noun

Mad Lib (plural Mad Libs)

1. A humorously nonsensical story created from a template with blanks for certain elements. One participant supplies words to fill the blanks (e.g. "nose" where a body part is required), and the other reads the resulting story.
   • 2002, Bob Krech, Meeting the Math Standards With Favorite Picture Books: Grades 2-4:

     Here's a fun activity that combines a Mad Lib-like approach with math to create some very interesting (and sometimes hilarious) word problems.