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playing possum 

a possum will often act dead when faced with a situation it doesn't want to deal with.

Playing possum, when someone comes to your house that you don't want to talk to, so you act like your not home.
Joe "Hey greg said he dropped over your place earlier, weren't you home?"

Darren "I was home, just didn't want to talk to him so I was playing possum!"
playing possum by levin_rc July 18, 2009

Playing Possum 

Playing Possum or To Play Possum is to pretend as if you are asleep or dead.
"When ever my parents come to my room to check on me late at night I'm usually playing possum."

Playing Possum 

When your traveling with a group of guys, all sharing a room. Only a couple of the guys are able to bring home some drunken hotties. When they get back to the room, the rest of the guys "play possum" and pretend to be asleep. When the girls are naked and getting in to it, the possum's come to life!!
"Six of us were down in Miami and Bob and Jim brought home these drunk girls. We were playing possum for about 20 minutes, but the possums woke up and got in on the action"
Playing Possum by Jason Bates February 6, 2009

Playing possum 

When someone fakes their own hanging auto erotic asphyxiation death in order to have a paramedic or medical examiner come and pick up their body. At which point said person would ejaculate on paramedic/medical examiners face
**** you're laying on the floor with a belt around your neck still attached to the broken shower curtain with you pants around your ankles, hard as a penguins dick in a blizzard "****

-Enters Paramedic/ Medical Examiner, kneels down close-

"How long has he been laying ther......(hot load is shoots directly across her face) JESUS FUCKING CHRIST YOU MOTHER FUCKER!!! CALL THE COPS, THIS SHIT HEAD IS PLAYING POSSUM!!!!"
Playing possum by Chris with a K August 20, 2021

Playing possum 

When you take someone home but then come to your senses, so you 'play possum' so to avoid having to deal with their presence.
Friends: omg, I can't believe you took him home last night

Betty: Don't worry, I just ended up playing possum - phew!
Playing possum by Taffgirl55 December 21, 2015

playing 'possum

A.Being mysterious

B. Faking someone out.
Girl:Omg, he is totally playing 'possum with me. Now what?

Girl #2: just leave him alone
playing 'possum by Somehoe October 23, 2013
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