run game on

verb

To cheat someone; to play someone for a fool

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Meanings

verbrun game on (third-person singular simple present runs game on, present participle running game on, simple past ran game on, past participle run game on)

present singular third person runs game on · participle present running game on · past ran game on

  1. transitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo cheat someone; to play someone for a fool

    Tryna run game on me you punk bitch

    2005, “I Know You Don't Love Me”, in Thoughts of a Predicate Felon, performed by Tony Yayo ft. G Unit
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    Shame on a nigga who try to run game on a nigga Wu buck wild with the trigger!

    1993, “Shame on a Nigga”, in Wu-Tang Clan (music), Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

    Dog - Tryin run game on me / You're a dog - Thinkin you could cheat on me

    2002, “Dog”, in Pandemonium!, performed by B2K / Jhené / Lil Fizz

    Synonyms: run game

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cheat someone; to play someone for a fool

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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