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run game on

run game on verb: to cheat someone; to play someone for a fool.

Verb

run game on (third-person singular simple present runs game on, present participle running game on, simple past ran game on, past participle run game on)

  1. (transitive, African-American Vernacular) To cheat someone; to play someone for a fool
    • Shame on a nigga who try to run game on a nigga
      Wu buck wild with the trigger!1993, “Shame on a Nigga”, in Wu-Tang Clan (music), Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
    • Dog - Tryin run game on me / You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me2002, “Dog”, in Pandemonium!, performed by B2K / Jhené / Lil Fizz
    Synonyms:
    run game

Synonyms of run game on

Forms of run game on

third-person singular presentruns game on
present participlerunning game on
pastran game on
past participlerun game on

Questions about run game on

What does run game on mean?
Run game on means to cheat someone; to play someone for a fool.
What part of speech is run game on?
Run game on is a verb.
What is the past tense of run game on?
The past tense of run game on is ran game on.

Words near run game on in the dictionary

  1. run for the hills
  2. run for the money
  3. run for the roses
  4. run from the tongue
  5. run game
  6. run game on
  7. run games
  8. run hands
  9. run high
  10. run hot
  11. run hot and cold

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