adj
Meaning 1
Fake, toy, make-believe
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Africa, colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
play-play
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
Meaning 2
To mess around, to play around; to take things lightly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Manglish, Singlish, invariable
Examples
- Don't play-play hor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Reduplication of play, possibly influenced by Afrikaans speel-speel.
Reduplication of play, influenced by Malay grammar (Malay main-main), or a calque of Mandarin 玩玩 (wánwan).