play the pronoun game

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play the pronoun game (third-person singular simple present plays the pronoun game, present participle playing the pronoun game, simple past and past participle played the pronoun game)

  1. (informal, somewhat humorous) To avoid the use of pronouns for one's partner or lover, so as to conceal one's sexual orientation.