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[Noun] | "play*off" | \ ˈplā-ˌȯf \
1: a final contest, series of contests, or period of play to determine the winner between contestants or teams that have tied
2: a series of contests played after the end of the regular season to determine a championship —usually plural except when used before another noun
Origin: 1895 ;
(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { Play-off:13559415 }
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[ "Play-off" ]
1: 1- When someone likes doing something but doesnt know how to do it
* e.g., ... 1- LMAO that girl that just passed the ball to the wrong team is such a play-off
2- that girl that just performed a song with her guitar at school is such a play-off her parents are literally wasting their money on her
[ "Play-off" ]
2: 2- When someone does something but doesnt like it
# 2 - { Plays off the front tees:1626987 }
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[ "Plays off the front tees" ]
1: To be homosexual - ie "putts from the rough" is "a little light in the loafers"
* e.g., ... Did you see Chris strutting around in his pink FCUK shirt? I think he plays off the front tees.
# 3 - { play it off:713318 }
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[ "play it off" ]
1: To play it off is when you do something embarassing in front of other people and act like you meant to do it.
* e.g., ... 1)We leaned out of the car to wave at Sam; however, Sam was not in the car, so we played it off by sticking our hands on top of the car.
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[ "play it off" ]
1: 1) To act as if something which has been brought up as a major occurance is really nothing special.
* e.g., ... 1) Sukisoya thought the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima was tremendously horrible, but Gerard played it off as a necessary step for progress
[ "play it off" ]
2: 2) To escape punishment or an uncomfortable situation by denying allegations of involvement, esp. by placing blame on another person
* e.g., ... 2) Mrs. Lowery accused me of stealing the test key, but I played it off on my home boy Reggie
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[ "play it off" ]
1: to act like it didn't happen
* e.g., ... "She just told me 'no'"
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[ "play it off" ]
1: To act indifferent when someone asks you about something or an uncomfortable situation presents itself.
* e.g., ... "The guy I like a lot just fucked my best friend, but I played it off like I didn't care."
[ "play it off" ]
2: Most often done when pretending something doesn't bother you that actually does.
[ "play it off" ]
3: The hip, less dramatic way of "being empathetic"
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[ "play it off" ]
1: Too divert attention away from something
* e.g., ... When i fell down da otha day i had 2 play it off
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[ "play it off" ]
1: feign indifference
* e.g., ... I was totally freaked to see my ex-old lady there, but I'm cool. I played it off like I didn't care.
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[ "play it off" ]
1: To make someone believe that you don't know something, or that something doesn't bother you.
* e.g., ... He was bothering me but I just played it off.
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[ "play it off" ]
1: The act of outwardly ignoring something which you are acutely aware and/or guilty of.
* e.g., ... I'm just going to stay home and play it off like I don't remember telling my Grandma I'd help her sort yarn tonight.
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