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playing cheat

playing cheat is the present participle and gerund of play cheat.

Meaning of play cheat

Verb

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

  1. (Singapore, Singlish) To play dirty, to act dishonestly and cheat, to be unsporting.
    • “There is no such thing as president of the world. But there is one king of the world. I am king of the world. Bigger than you!”
      “Where got king, one? Who say so? You play cheat.”
      “My mother say got. You don’t believe me you ask her.”2022, Daren Shiau, chapter VIII, in Heartland, Ethos Books, →ISBN

Questions about playing cheat

What is playing cheat the present participle and gerund of?
Playing cheat is the present participle and gerund of play cheat.

Words near playing cheat in the dictionary

  1. playing both sides against the middle
  2. playing by ear
  3. playing by the rules
  4. playing card
  5. playing cards
  6. playing cheat
  7. playing chicken
  8. playing Cupid
  9. playing dead
  10. playing dirty
  11. playing doctor

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