Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play the white man

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English

Syllables
play the white -man
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act with honour, decency, and responsibility.

British usage; Informal; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

plays the white man (present, singular) playing the white man (participle, present) played the white man (participle, past) played the white man (past)

Frequently Paired Words

white

Questions

What does play the white man mean?
To act with honour, decency, and responsibility.

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