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plays the white man

plays the white man is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays the white man

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

Words near plays the white man in the dictionary

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

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