PLAYER

What Does Player Mean?

Player means "romantically or sexually promiscuous person" and "cool." Here is more information about each of these definitions of player, with examples of use.

Romantically or Sexually Promiscuous Person

The word player is widely used, both online and offline, as a slang term to refer to a person (usually male), who is romantically or sexually promiscuous, i.e., someone who has many romantic or sexual relationships, often at the same time. For example:
  • Everyone thought Brad Pitt was a player when he split with Jennifer Aniston. They knew he was a player when he split with Angelina Jolie.

Cool

More recently, player has come to be used as a synonym of "cool", (i.e., something or someone that is admirable or stylish). For example:
  • Brad Pitt may be a player, but Angelina Jolie is player.
In the context of coolness and positivity, player is often abbreviated as just "p".

Summary of Key Points for the First Definition

"Romantically or Sexually Promiscuous Person" is the most common definition for Player on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
Player
Definition:Romantically or Sexually Promiscuous Person
Type:Word
Guessability:
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for the Second Definition

"Cool" is another common definition for Player.
Player
Definition:Cool
Type:Word
Guessability:
3: Guessable
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers

Example of Player Used in a Text

Player

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See Also

BASED (cool and confident, correct) BODACIOUS (awesome, cool, remarkable, sexy) BUSSIN (awesome, cool) CEWL (cool) COOLIN (to hang around doing nothing, to relax) GANG (cool, group of people) HCIT (how cool is that?) PUSHIN P (behaving in a cool way)