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When the cat is away the mice will play

An idiom used when people (mostly kids) mess around and sometimes abuse their leeway when someone in authority is not around. Used to describe disobedient people, like kids.
Person 1: Have you seen the kids in the classroom? Person 2: Yeah, the teacher ain't around and they're abusing their leeway. Person 1: Well that's a problem. When the cat is away the mice will play anyway.
by Anx Tuah April 28, 2025
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played

When you really like a guy, and your making out and he says “we’re just chillin he”
“Dude I really like you nick Curtis

“We’re just chilling” I was played
by 69yourdad69yourmom696969urdad February 5, 2019
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Fuller Play

A sick football play, this word is named after the football player Jordan Fuller who is a tank.
Dude, that was a fuller play!”
by JWF1228 November 10, 2015
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Playing Hockey

The acting of fucking someone(don’t matter who) but like I mean FUCKING them
“I heard you and Stacy playing hockey ”
“Uh fuck ya
by dogs hit June 22, 2022
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Nick_-_ plays

A very shit fortnite player who calls everyone bots , he smell oddly and he is talks a lot of shit about Maks J
by Anonymooo6969 June 9, 2019
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Smooth play

When a hidden message is so well hidden, it gets unnoticed by a lot of people
"Do you noticed the hidden sex joke on that movie? took me months to notice! Smooth play Pixar, smooth play"
by Anjing Gembala April 28, 2020
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play as a medium

1 - Taking role in something as/like a middleman

2 - Giving a hand something to happen
"Play as a medium healing wounds" , " Play as a medium convey messages for hope"
by SLcK January 7, 2014
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