A term used to discribe a situation or event that gets the go ahead. Can be used as term of approval.

Can also be used as a term of disapproval by saying "it doesn't play".
Al: I dont know if these socks look good with these shoes.
Jon: No, it plays. or No, those shoes play.

Jon: I dont know if driving a scooter in the rain will work.
AL: Yeah, that doesn't play.
by mymanfresh June 17, 2010
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When a story is so good you want it to keep going or add to it to make it even better.
Jimmy was covering his tracks with a lie, when he was done, his wife looked at him in disbelief and said Play on
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When you do more than just play. i.e. make love, have sex, fuck
I'm so horny I need to play play.
by superqwerty November 11, 2006
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1) To cheat on, to get used.

-(NOUN) someone who cheats.

2) to get hella game from the opposite or same sex.
Example 1:

Tracy: Um, My friend told me you were at the mall with some other skeez.

Rob: WTF? You trying to say i as PLAYing on you??

Tracy: You fucking PLAYER!...I'm gonna bust a cap up in yo ass!.. bitch!

Example 2:

Tracy: Yo!.. you go out with the boys last night?

Rob: Fo sho's.. I had much PLAY up in the club...Cuz I was mad bling up in my new Threads.

Tracy: Shiiet!.. only PLAY you got was from yo mom!..NIGGA!
by Shady Ass Rob February 5, 2003
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An original character in a roleplaying game (RPG) of which the player creates the name, life, and history, but uses the face of a real person (usually a celebrity) to denote what the character will look like.
The character's name is James Callaghan, but his played-by is actor/musician Jared Leto.
by K Boothby January 10, 2008
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