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CTL-W-0222 · Work · 1970s

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Green's (game n.): 'run (a) game on (US black) to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce…'; Black citations 1967/1969. Stored alias 'spit game' is treated by Green's under 'talk game' (2002) in a sweet-talk/flirt sense.

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Green's (game n.): 'run (a) game on (US black) to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce…'; Black citations 1967/1969. Stored alias 'spit game' is treated by Green's under 'talk game' (2002) in a sweet-talk/flirt sense.

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Green's (game n.): 'run (a) game on (US black) to bamboozle, to deceive, to seduce…'; Black citations 1967/1969. Stored alias 'spit game' is treated by Green's under 'talk game' (2002) in a sweet-talk/flirt sense.

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