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In a roleplay, controlling other people's characters. This is very looked down open and is against most rp rules.
'Kim punched Kelly and watched her cry,' is powerplaying, because who are you to say if Kelly started crying or not.
Powerplay is the struggle that occurs between individuals in order to obtain power and exert control over the opponent.
Her use of emotional and verbal powerplay draws him to her
When you get someone to do something for you unknowingly, often the person initiating the powerplay is asserting dominance by assigning someone else a tedious task.
Let's say you and your friends have a buzzer to let you know when the bbq is coming. Say... Joseph is lazy and does not want to get the food, he slyly moves the buzzer over to Andrew. The buzzer goes off...
"Andrew go get the food it's ready."
Andrew proceeds to get the food and brings it to the table. Andrew unknowingly performed an irksome task for Joseph and is powerplayed.
When you're doing a chick from behind, you throw your hands up in the air and shout "Powerplay!" Then your friends come out of the closet and beat the shit out of her with hockey sticks.
Mark put Ashley in the hospital with a powerplay.
the act of using knowledge and or information against someone else in order to gain advantage in an intense situation
Bill owes Greg his phone that Greg let him borrow. Bill has avoided Greg in order to not give back Greg's phone. Greg finds Bill to confront him and ask for his phone back. Bill says "Not right now, I can't". Greg then shows Bill the title to his car he is holding in his hand. Bill then says, "Ok here is your phone." Greg engaged in powerplay.
A song, film, show etc. that is undeniably great, regardless of one's personal tastes.
"Fuck me mate. Is that Anastacia - Left Outside Alone playing? Now that's a POWERPLAY!"