play dead
verb1
To lie very still, like a corpse.
- Near-synonym: play doggo
2
To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.
- Related terms
- thanatosis
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
verb — 2 senses
To lie very still, like a corpse.
To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.
Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.
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