Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of playact.
- n. pretence
- n. overdramatic behaviour
WordNet 3.0
- n. the performance of a part or role in a drama
Examples
“Stop and think about it a second, what qualifies a person that lives in a 'playacting' world to be smarter than these residents?”
“Chase most Gay guys do not have a lisp thing those who do that want to do so as some kind of playacting!”
Think Progress » “Dogs aren’t born mooing, and people aren’t born gay.”
“So gender is a kind of playacting? he has asked her once.”
“It was quite well done all-round--no weak links in the cast or direction--but what makes it worth $65 is Kline's performance as Falstaff, which is revelatory in the sense that it allows Shakespeare's words to shine through clearly without additional "playacting" on his part.”
“It is all a kind of playacting, which they perform with remarkable skill.”
“Ultimately, at 8 Hearts, there is an Event that is similar to the Marriage Event in the 1st Generation, although it is a 'playacting' event to some extent.”
“Ultimately, at 10 Hearts, there is an Event that is similar to the Marriage Event in the 1st Generation, although it is a 'playacting' event to some extent.”
“A man could get very confused from this kind of playacting — I don't know how you do it, Renoux. ”
“Kit stopped her playacting and began to fiddle with the tea set.”
““Why would the Catholic church do this?” he asked in both the mock and serious incredulity of a playacting but serious Catholic.”
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