Playing yourself (slang)
Pronunciation: /play-in-your-self/
Also spelled or known as: Playing-yourself, Playing yoself, Playin’ yourself
Related: Play, Played, Playing, Play yoself, Played yourself, Play yourself
What does Playing yourself mean?
To be unknowingly working against yourself or your own interests and revealing your weakness.
Example sentence: “You think you’re playing me but you’re only playing yourself.”
Playing yourself in songs:
“Bad attitude but it’s cool because I stay to myself You dealing with it then you playing yourself” – Dizzy Wright, Who Want It.
“I played the cards I got dealt, You play me, you playing yourself” – NAV, Cashing Out.
“Knowledge wisdom understanding like King Solomon’s wealth You’re a player but only because you be playing yourself” – Jeru the Damaja, Ya Playin’ Yaself.
“This crank nigga stole a style and ain’t take the tag off Playing yourself, you can’t come with it, so you jack off” – Common, Real Nigga Quotes.
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