Skip to main content

The Playbook

by Barney Stinson and was published on October 5, 2010 by Touchstone Books.
The Playbook teaches you every trick, scam and con every used by Barney (How I Met Your Mother), from the most basic moves to the more advanced and complicated approaches to charming a girl.
The Don't Drink That
The Mrs. Stinsfire
The Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
The SNASA
The Cheap Trick
The He's Not Coming
The Ted Mosby
My Penis Grants Wishes
The Scuba Diver
^^Moves in "The Playbook"
by NoaCherryyxX November 29, 2011
mugGet the The Playbook mug.

Open up the playbook

When a person who is currently sandbagging in an activity suddenly decides to give their full skill/effort into it.

The term originates from American football coaches tending to have conservative play calling until a game-changing scenario shows up, by which they "open up their playbooks" (e.g., trick plays) to gain an edge over their opponent.
The pro Mario Kart player had to open up the playbook against his amateur friends after finishing no higher than 3rd after every race.
by Original Orangutans November 29, 2023
mugGet the Open up the playbook mug.

the Palin Playbook

An approach to decision making that is characterized by a lack of principles, organization and long-term planning, usually resulting in disasters where every subsequent action makes the situation worse
That server upgrade went so badly it must have been right out of the Palin Playbook
by radgtr July 10, 2009
mugGet the the Palin Playbook mug.

Share this definition

Sign in to vote

We'll email you a link to sign in instantly.

Or

Check your email

We sent a link to

Open your email