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Play possum   /pleɪ pˈɑsəm/   Listen
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Possum  n.  (Zool.) An opossum. (Colloq. U. S.)
To play possum, To act possum, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; in allusion to the habit of the opossum, which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.






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"Play possum" Quotes from Famous Books



... sisters started out going from house to house among the saints that had no phones, and at four o'clock in the morning they reached the house where we were stopping. We went over as quickly as possible, and when we went up onto the porch, she straightened out instantly. The devil was going to play possum on us. Brother Ahrendt and I had a consultation, as he had never had any experiences with cases of devil possession before. He said, "Brother Susag, Saturday night when we prayed for her, there was no manifestation showing that she was possessed." "Well," I said, ...
— Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag • S. O. Susag



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