Dating & Relationships
Playing hard to get
Dating strategy of feigning disinterest
Literal Meaning
Playing hard to get → Engaging in an activity of being difficult to attain.
Actual Meaning
Pretending to be less interested to seem more desirable
Examples in Context

Friend: 'Is she playing hard to get?' (Translation: Is she pretending not to be interested?)

Helpful Tips
  • 1Can be confusing
  • 2May indicate genuine disinterest
  • 3Clear communication better
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
playing coy
pretending disinterest
acting aloof
feigning indifference
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