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acted possum

acted possum is the simple past and past participle of act possum.

Meaning of act possum

Verb

act possum (third-person singular simple present acts possum, present participle acting possum, simple past and past participle acted possum)

  1. Synonym of play possum.
    Synonyms:
    play possum

Questions about acted possum

What is acted possum the simple past and past participle of?
Acted possum is the simple past and past participle of act possum.

Words near acted possum in the dictionary

  1. acted chicken
  2. acted on
  3. acted one's age
  4. acted one's age, not one's shoe size
  5. acted out
  6. acted possum
  7. acted the fool
  8. acted the giddy goat
  9. acted the goat
  10. acted the hypocrite
  11. acted the jennet

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