Meaning of crying game | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A situation where someone cries in a spiteful, self-indulgent, or attention-seeking manner.
   informal
2. A situation in which something or someone is revealed to be other than assumed/expected to be, particularly with regard to gender identity.
   attributive, informal, often

Examples

“It's only when you remove⟳ all remnants of the guy from your life that you can move⟳ on. No Contact⟳. Until you are completely over the guy, avoid⟳ all contact⟳. If the guy's an asshole, he'll try⟳ to contact⟳ you, and probably run⟳ the crying game on you.”

“Waaaaa! Waaaaa! If you let⟳ it, life can become⟳ nothing more than a crying game that is void of accountability and void of responsibility.”

“Man, what a way to pop a balloon full of promise⟳! It was like⟳ waiting to be with the girl of your dreams and you end⟳ up in the Crying Game.”

“We copped a feel⟳ of the technical beta of Microsoft's Windows Media Player 10, and beneath the slick new interface we found a Crying Game-scale surprise⟳ that has the potential to lure insatiable music grazers away from iTunes (which has now sold more than 100 million tracks).”

““Fair enough. So you didn't know⟳ I was a man?” “I'd guess⟳ you'd call⟳ this my personal Crying Game moment.””

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