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play away

play away verb: to be sexually unfaithful out of one's home.

Verb

play away (third-person singular simple present plays away, present participle playing away, simple past and past participle played away)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To be sexually unfaithful out of one's home

Forms of play away

third-person singular presentplays away
present participleplaying away
past participleplayed away
pastplayed away

Questions about play away

What does play away mean?
Play away means to be sexually unfaithful out of one's home.
What part of speech is play away?
Play away is a verb.
What is the past tense of play away?
The past tense of play away is played away.

Words near play away in the dictionary

  1. play against type
  2. play all one's cards
  3. play along
  4. play around
  5. play at
  6. play away
  7. play back
  8. play ball
  9. play big
  10. play booty
  11. play both ends against the middle

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