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play dumb
To pretend that one has no or little knowledge (of something); to act ignorant or uninformed (about something). I don't think I'm supposed to know that Rick is getting fired, so I'm just going to play dumb the next time I see him. A: "Did Tammy ask you about my date with Steve?" B: "Yeah, but I played dumb about it. I just couldn't handle more of her drama today."
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Klahan | | - | Thai |
Jyothi | | - | Indian, Telugu, Malayalam |
Ysolt | | - | Arthurian Romance |
Tabea | | tah-BE-ah | German |
Onni | | ON-nee | Finnish |
Dalibor | | - | Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic |