Definition of play possum Play possum

We found 4 definitions of play possum from 2 different sources.

What does play possum mean?

Verb
play possum - to pretend to be dead
		feign, sham, dissemble, affect, pretend make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

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play possum (Verb)
To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low .
play possum (Verb)
To feign sleep, illness, etc.
play possum (Verb)
To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.