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plays cheat

plays cheat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays cheat

What is plays cheat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays cheat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play cheat.

Words near plays cheat in the dictionary

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

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