English Dictionary

play the pronoun game

動詞

To avoid the use of pronouns for one's partner or lover, so as to conceal one's sexual orientation.

日本語の意味

自分のパートナーや恋人に対して代名詞を使用せず、別の呼び方をすることで、自身の性的指向を隠すための行為。

At family gatherings, he would play the pronoun game to avoid revealing that his partner was a man.

家族の集まりでは、彼は恋人の性別がばれないように、相手を指す代名詞を避けていた。

意味（1）

To avoid the use of pronouns for one's partner or lover, so as to conceal one's sexual orientation.

plays the pronoun game （ present singular third-person ）

playing the pronoun game （ participle present ）

played the pronoun game （ participle past ）

played the pronoun game （ past ）