playing in the gray

(phrase) Name given to the activity of injecting heroin or perhaps fentanyl laced heroin where more than likely someone will overdose , lose consciousness, and will be in critical need of some type of intervention by others so that they might be brought back from the shadows of death and/or the spirit world. To become acquainted with such dangerous activity often includes a resurrectionist, who oftentimes is successful in bringing life back to the dying. The phrase gets its title from the color that the skin turns of those who have overdosed and are dying moments before they are returned to the land of the living.

Tabby, Toby, and Timmy got back to the crib with some decent H, flavored with a generous enough amount of fentanyl in it as well, certain to bring its host past the threshold of death…..so that all got their gear together and got to work. Turned out that Timmy got his in first cause he was the first to go down like deadweight, slobbering in such a way to scare those unacquainted with the game these friends were playing. Putting each other’s lives in the others’s hands this trip were playing in the gray and each one of them knew what the others looked like as they lay on death’s doorstep. Very scary to many of us tweekers.

by Nikki Stixx July 19, 2022

Go play

The parent-to-child equivalent of piss off I’m busy

5yo: Daddy, why do ducks have webbed feet?

The Dad: Well they use their feet as flippers to swim in ponds, now go play alright?

by SushiWarlord March 21, 2019

IQ Play

“IQ play” is a phrase similar to “good idea” commonly used in McClatchy by some freshman

We should work together on the homework

IQ play

by MrSealeurgrl September 28, 2021

Rainbow Play

A type of kink involving vomit. Could be inducing barfing or playing with barf.

I have lots of kinks but Rainbow Play isn't one of them

by Stellaella August 29, 2019

play the hero

Trying to help somebody or a group of people out no matter what the consequences might be.

John: "I don't want you inviting Mark over for dinner. He's always trying to play the hero by offering to clean up the dishes and make dessert."

by XxTwistedFalconXx February 17, 2019

play the heavy

To do the unpleasant tasks that no one else wants to do.

(the boss saying) "I don't want to fire them, let him play the heavy." Or "why do I always have to play the heavy."

by rreddmustang July 7, 2014

Play Dead

Pretending to be drunk or passed out in a compromising situation in order to escape unintended consequences. Basically when someone is under the influence and uses the "I was really drunk excuse," in this case pretending to "pass out," in order to escape retribution from another individual or group.

Sam was getting a lap dance from Tim's girlfriend, Michelle, when Tim walked in. Sam decided to play dead and he told Tim the next morning that Michelle had given him a lap dance after he passed out.

by Jungle Commando May 13, 2009