Role-playing

1) A hobby in which players create or are given fictional characters to portray. There is usually a rule-system of some form, of which D&D is an example. In a group of players one (or sometimes more) persons will volunteer to be a Games Master - s/he will control all non-player characters, the environment the players interact in and arbitrate the rules.

2) A bedroom practise, in which partners dress up and pretend to be someone else for sexual satisfaction.

"My role-playing character is a barabarian warrior from the tundra!"
"Let's role-play, I want you in that school girl uniform again."

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play yourself

reveal a weakness.

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IQ Play

“IQ play” is a phrase similar to “good idea” commonly used in McClatchy by some freshman

We should work together on the homework

IQ play

playing hurt

Reporting to work with a serious hangover from partying the night before.

Last night was a rough one on Radio; he'll be playing hurt at the office today.

set the play

set the play; to arrange a drug deal or to set something up

set the play for me bae so we can secure the bag

Playing Gypsy

The ability of being able to tell the future as if one were a fortune teller. Coined by San Francisco Board of Supervisor Shamann Walton.

"I am not going to get in to playing gypsy or trying to tell the future of what the Mayor is or is not going to do." - SF BOS Walton, June 9, 2023

play the hero

Trying to help somebody or a group of people out no matter what the consequences might be.

John: "I don't want you inviting Mark over for dinner. He's always trying to play the hero by offering to clean up the dishes and make dessert."