The game that isn't quite like any other ball game and is usually played by people who aren't good at other sports. Usually played by a small group of kids, generally unsupervised.
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A phrase very similar to ‘Don’t hate the player, hate the game.’ Usually used as a witty and self-aware justification of one’s own or someone else’s socially questionable actions, especially sexual encounters. Might also be said as ‘The game’s A game.”
Friend 1: “Yo, there’s no way you fucked Tom’s sister.”
Friend 2: “Listen, mate, the game’s the game.”