Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

play a fool

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English:

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to mess around; to act or behave in an idiotic, silly, naughty, mischievous, or unserious manner

I threw cigarette butts at a monkey just to play a fool. The monkey started chasing me around the stadium.

— 1994 May 24, Tan Seow Hon (quoting Dalvin Carvalha). The New Paper, "Kids harassed animals". p.12

synonyms:

play play play punk

Also used in English, though less commonly than play the fool and in a slightly different sense.

play play jangan main-main gong dum bai play punk play cheat never die before play

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