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Playing Drums

1. A phrase commonly used in the Bay Area when describing someone who is just not paying attention.

2. It's almost like that spaced out look a drummer makes when they're playing.

3. That look a person makes when they're daydreaming.
This guy is not smart. He's at a green light but he's not driving through the intersection. Dude, he must be playing drums right now.
by Adub408 July 8, 2018
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playing the field

When a person dates numerous people but is in no serious relationships.
Michael was almost happy that his girlfriend broke up with him because he was looking forward to playing the field.
by Bruwres July 22, 2009
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Playing Peek-a-boo

Similar to prairie dogging, when one has waited to shit so long that the turd starts to come out a bit.
Dude, lets's find a restroom quick. I'm playing peek-a-boo over here.
by SMUsucks June 5, 2009
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playing poopsum

Remaining motionless and silent in a toilet stall while waiting for everyone else to exit the bathroom.
Bathroom traffic was unusually heavy this afternoon and my leg fell asleep while I was playing poopsum.
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Playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin

A sarcastic saying used when a person tells another person of something mildly unfortunate that has happened to them, sometimes exaggerated in order to gain sympathy. It implies that the person speaking of their misfortune expects someone to come in playing the saddest song in the world on the worlds smallest violin to correspond with the apparent tradgedy of the situation. Sometimes the person saying this will mime playing a small violin, or try and imitate the sound of a violin.
Jade: Hello, how are you?
Laurel: I just stepped in dog poop and my new shoes got ruined and my feet smell like dog poop, and-
Jade: -Shh... hear that? i'm playing the world's saddest song on the world's smallest violin (mimes playing small violin)
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playing position

usually refers to the storage of a stringed instrument (i.e. guitar, violin). When resting, a stringed instrument kept within a case in the playing position may stay in tune more effectively, since its parts will have less adjusting to do when the instrument is being played.
Guitarists should keep their instruments in a hard case, storing it long-ways in the playing position so that the instrument looks just like it would if it were being held and played.
by D.S. Credito March 9, 2015
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