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played the white man

played the white man is the simple past and past participle of play the white man.

Meaning of play the white man

Verb

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

  1. (UK, informal, intransitive, potentially offensive) To act with honour, decency, and responsibility.

Questions about played the white man

What is played the white man the simple past and past participle of?
Played the white man is the simple past and past participle of play the white man.

Words near played the white man in the dictionary

  1. played the same tape
  2. played the skin flute
  3. played the something card
  4. played the system
  5. played the wag
  6. played the white man
  7. played through
  8. played to
  9. played to the cheap seats
  10. played to the gallery
  11. played to win

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