A form of romantic coercion involving two parties, the player and the played. The player pursues selfish romantic interests at the expense of the played, consequently diminishing trust and compromising loyalty.
That brotha was playing on his chick when he was out drankin with his skanky hoes last night.
That dudeEric church always wanted to play everyone's side, he tried to play up to one too many egos and wound up playing himself instead. At least people would never think he was uptight.