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Coffeecustard Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Play hurt

Any idea what "play hurt" means guys? I thought it meant to act like you're okay despite really being sick, but I just want to make sure.

I'd really appreciate any help on this! Thanks.
  

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Need some context. " You pretend to be hurt in order to gain sympathy - Munchausen Syndrome Or it can mean that you continue playing in a game as a member of a team, although you have truly been injured.

— Avangi

  • Need some context.
  • " You pretend to be hurt in order to gain sympathy - Munchausen Syndrome Or it can mean that you continue playing in a game as a member of a team, although you have truly been injured.
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Need some context.

"Play X" often means "pretend X."

You pretend to be hurt in order to gain sympathy - Munchausen Syndrome

Or it can mean that you continue playing in a game as a member of a team, although you have truly been injured.
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coffeecustard I thought it meant to act like you're okay despite really being sick
I'm not familiar with this usage.

As I said above, the usage when you're actually sick or injured is more in the sense of "to continue playing, although hurt."
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Thanks Avangi, but your first reply was all I needed. It is exactly like you said. Actually Deborah Norville (of Inside Edition) said it about Jay Leno. Thanks a million for such a quick reply!
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