Playing Possum or To Play Possum is to pretend as if you are asleep or dead.
"When ever my parents come to my room to check on me late at night I'm usually playing possum."
-To let things go as they may.
-It is usually said when a person who is asked a question is not quite sure as to what to answer with.
Shirley: What are you doing tonight Bob?
Bob: Oh, I don't know...I'll just play it by ear.
A person that always pretends to be the underdog, the victim in every problem in his/her life, which is very annoying, fake, childish, mean, and kind of make he/she a "See You Next Tuesday"!!
*Cough* *Taylor* *Cough* *Swift* *Cough* *Cough*
Kim: You (Taylor) Completely Dissed My Husband Just to Play the Victim Again
(v) Slang for female masturbation.
Don't bother me, I'm playing DJ.
When a group of guys are dissatisfied with the boy to girl ratio at a hang out, they often rationalize by saying they are on the power play.
A: yo...we're workin' with a 5:4 ratio
B: yeah it look likes we're on the power play tonight boy