Acting in a risky way that goes to shit if circumstances change. Named after the Greek boy who flew too close to the sun.
"How'd you get in debt?" "I was playing Icarus with my money and spent my paycheck on games, not expecting I'd lose my job. I wasted my savings."
by NitroFire90 October 12, 2023
Get the Playing Icarusmug. The dream items? The ultimate work-hards in the closet? They meet the PDW criteria. Styles that span across the three facets of our life—Play, Dinner, Work. Not everything can be created with an eye towards this functionality—but when a piece nails it, it’s worth noting and having.
Person 1: Before we go to dinner I have to go home and change. I’ve been at work all day! Do you need to change?
Person 2: Nope! I wore my PDW (Play, Dinner, Work) pieces. They work for so many occasions, I can go from work to dinner without having to go home and change.
Person 2: Nope! I wore my PDW (Play, Dinner, Work) pieces. They work for so many occasions, I can go from work to dinner without having to go home and change.
by Iamcreativepragmatist August 6, 2021
Get the PDW (Play, Dinner, Work)mug. Noun/verb
1. The act of flexing your creative muscle using bold, unexpected, or mood-shifting color combos to make people feel something.
2. When your design, fit, feed, or brand goes from “meh” to message received—because the colors did the talking.
1. The act of flexing your creative muscle using bold, unexpected, or mood-shifting color combos to make people feel something.
2. When your design, fit, feed, or brand goes from “meh” to message received—because the colors did the talking.
“Did you see her pitch deck? The color play was insane—every slide popped!”
“That brand’s entire vibe changed after she worked her color play magic.”
“That brand’s entire vibe changed after she worked her color play magic.”
by niadoescreate April 9, 2025
Get the Color playmug. A person who claims "God first" often in their social media but has never actually been to church, does not attend church, has never tithed to the church. They are also unlikely baptized.
by Goddoesnthaveyourback May 21, 2025
Get the Religion cos playmug. To "Play Peppers" is to give a medieval peasant a hot pepper and convince them to eat it. The entertainment comes from their reaction to the spice. The idea was conceived of by the "Radio TV Solutions" (or RTVS) Crew.
by Yves "Wad" Elias May 2, 2023
Get the Playing Peppersmug. 
by Samme May 20, 2022
Get the Play in yo assmug.