play the pronoun game

verb

To avoid the use of pronouns for one's partner or lover, so as to conceal one's sexual orientation.

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Meanings

verbplay 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)

present singular third person plays the pronoun game · participle present playing the pronoun game · participle past played the pronoun game · past played the pronoun game

  1. humorousinformalTo avoid the use of pronouns for one's partner or lover, so as to conceal one's sexual orientation.
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APA

play the pronoun game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20pronoun%20game

MLA

“play the pronoun game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20pronoun%20game. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play the pronoun game,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20pronoun%20game.

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