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."

Played the Carpenter

Getting nailed biblical style.

We were totally doing missionary and he totally played the carpenter.

Go play

The parent-to-child equivalent of piss off I’m busy

5yo: Daddy, why do ducks have webbed feet?

The Dad: Well they use their feet as flippers to swim in ponds, now go play alright?

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

Playing Birgisson

Noun,
When someone plays their guitar with a bow. Based off of Jónsi Birgisson's performances playing his Les Paul with cello bows.

Man, that guys an amazing guitar player, he's Playing Birgisson too!

Play Dead

Pretending to be drunk or passed out in a compromising situation in order to escape unintended consequences. Basically when someone is under the influence and uses the "I was really drunk excuse," in this case pretending to "pass out," in order to escape retribution from another individual or group.

Sam was getting a lap dance from Tim's girlfriend, Michelle, when Tim walked in. Sam decided to play dead and he told Tim the next morning that Michelle had given him a lap dance after he passed out.

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