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playing in Peoria

playing in Peoria is the present participle and gerund of play in Peoria.

Meaning of play in Peoria

Verb

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

  1. (US, idiomatic) To receive widespread acceptance among members of the general American public.
    • We must constantly ask ourselves whether our analysis will play in Peoria.1977, Institute for World Order, World Food/Hunger Studies, →ISBN, page 9

Questions about playing in Peoria

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

Words near playing in Peoria in the dictionary

  1. playing hob with
  2. playing hooky
  3. playing host to
  4. playing house
  5. playing in
  6. playing in Peoria
  7. playing into someone's hand
  8. playing into someone's hands
  9. playing into the hand of
  10. playing into the hands of
  11. playing it cheap

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