Gameplaying

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The playing of games. uncountable
  2. 2
    The act of playing the game, playing along, doing what is expected. uncountable

    "Privilege is a smokescreen, the carrot on the stick to the donkey. The cold hard fact is that no amount of game-playing will ever make us acceptable to non-gays."

Example

More examples

"Privilege is a smokescreen, the carrot on the stick to the donkey. The cold hard fact is that no amount of game-playing will ever make us acceptable to non-gays."

Etymology

From game + playing.

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