playacting

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1. playacting - Noun

2. playacting - Verb

the performance of a part or role in a drama

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playing acting performing ham bluff game show performance action business act activity appearance assumed representation

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mime business method portrayal characterization enactment

I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting. Cassandra Wilson

Almost all political campaigns involve falsity and playacting. Rich Lowry