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running game on

running game on is the present participle and gerund of run game on.

Meaning of run game on

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)
    Synonyms:
    run game

Questions about running game on

What is running game on the present participle and gerund of?
Running game on is the present participle and gerund of run game on.

Words near running game on in the dictionary

  1. running for the hills
  2. running from the tongue
  3. running gag
  4. running gags
  5. running game
  6. running game on
  7. running games
  8. running gear
  9. running gears
  10. running hand
  11. running hands

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