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play pretty

play pretty noun: a toy.

Noun

play pretty (plural play pretties)

  1. (Southern US) A toy.
    • “Honey, did I ever tell you the story of the old mountain man who took the money his wife had saved for the children's Christmas play pretties and—Oh, I bet I've boiled that hen to death!”2003, David Madden, edited by Dean Faulkner Wells, The New Great American Writers Cookbook, University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 134
    • She might like to look at your pictures and your play pretties. ”2006, Sherry Austin, Where the Woodbine Twines: A Novel, The Overmountain Press, →ISBN, page 68

Forms of play pretty

pluralplay pretties

Questions about play pretty

What does play pretty mean?
Play pretty means a toy.
What part of speech is play pretty?
Play pretty is a noun.
What is the plural of play pretty?
The plural of play pretty is play pretties.

Words near play pretty in the dictionary

  1. play pendulum
  2. play place
  3. play politics
  4. play possum
  5. play pretties
  6. play pretty
  7. play pussy
  8. play room
  9. play rooms
  10. play safe
  11. play second fiddle

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