How to pronounce “play possum”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (idiomatic) To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.
• (idiomatic) To feign sleep, illness, etc.
• (idiomatic, dated) To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.

Practice Nearby Words

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