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playing the white man

playing the white man is the present 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 playing the white man

What is playing the white man the present participle of?
Playing the white man is the present participle of play the white man.

Words near playing the white man in the dictionary

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

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