"play the white man" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: plays the white man [present, singular, third-person], playing the white man [participle, present], played the white man [participle, past], played the white man [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=play the white man}} play the white man (third-person singular simple present plays the white man, present participle playing the white man, simple past and past participle played the white man)
  1. (intransitive, British, informal, potentially offensive) To act with honour, decency, and responsibility. Wikipedia link: play the white man Tags: British, informal, intransitive Related terms: that's mighty white of you [US]
    Sense id: en-play_the_white_man-en-verb-4g18vPdi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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