player "You see, there are two kind[s] of people in the world today/ We have, the playaz, and we have, the playa haters/ Please don't hate me because I'm beautiful baby..." - Notorious B.I.G., Playa Hater Simply put, if a guy hooks up, sleeps around or dates many women, he is usually referred to as a player (or playa). Charming and irresistible, there is something about this one person that makes the girls flock to him...and chances are, if you attend (or have attended high school), you've known a few guys who have gone by this label. So where did this term come from? Unfortunately, it's not really known. However, the general definition of the word player is one who participates and/or is good at a game. It's not a far stretch to see the metaphor of dating or hooking up as a game. Today, the term player is all over the place, and usually comes with specific gender connotations. Males are players, while women, if exhibiting the same behavior, would be called "sluts.". Just another case of the double standard that exists between the sexes... Within the hip-hop scene it's common to hear rappers refer to themselves and/or their entourage as players. For example, Snoop Dogg released a DVD in 2003 titled Boss Playa: A Day in the Life of Snoop Dogg and Nas has a song called, "Poppa was a Playa" from his album The Lost Tapes. The hit comedy program Chappelle's Show also touched on this term during its first season, when they aired a skit called "The Player Haters Ball" --a player hater being one who tries to put down, make fun or criticize another guy for being a player. During the show, the rapper Ice-T made an appearance and presented the award for "Player Hater of the Year" to Dave Chappelle's character, Silky Johnson. For those who defend the player lifestyle, it's common to hear, "Don't hate the playa, hate the game," which comes from Ice-T's song, Don't hate the Playa.

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[deadale]

what is that?!!!

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[Zoesorrel]

there is a boy at my ballet school that i am practically in love with completely against my will but my friend says she's heard he's a player. still. i <3 him for some insane reason. now if only i could get him to talk to me...

[Ginny]

I don't get how just because us girls like to party it up with the best of them are called whores, i mean if i want to make out with someone i'm gonna make out with someone ! Those bitches ain't got nothing on me, they say they've seen me with so many guys but i haven't even heard of half of them. I guess just because i like to wear my dress tight, im gonna be labelled for life! My boyfriend and me are really laid back i mean if he gets to make out with other girls than i get to make out with other guys, its like a sort of game we play & basically hes never going to find anyone like me. It's not cheating if im okay with it.We grew up together like, i know what he gets up to. We love eachother, he calls me his home-girl because even when he's off with them hes always gonna come back to me.It's just the way we are and we like it like that/.

[Mariah the great]

A player is a loser!!!!!!!!!!!

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What are playaz??
Danielle

[POOh]

I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY FEMALES GET CALLED SLUTS AND MEN ARE CALLED PLAYERS? IDK BUT I CALL GUYS HOES AND SLUTS.. SO... IDK.

[Katie]

ok i went out with a player and i didn't even know he was one. i went out on a date with him and we made out like hardcore. lol. and then the next few weeks after that he quit texint me and tlking to me. what a player.

[Youdontneedtoknow]

ughh , well . i have ALOT to say , lol . well maybe i can make it short. (: kay , well idkk what to do . i have a boyfrienddd and i have a guy best frienddd. my guy best friend is a playerr . and hes always tried to make me a player . but i dont want to be a hoee , and then we kept argueing and stufff , but now he says he is gonna kiss me ,. and i have a boyfriendd . would that be considered cheating on him. ?

[Tess]

There is this kid in my grade and I txt him alot until his phone broke and he is a real player! He goes out with any girl that will ask him out or say yes to him. I went out with him to though he is cute. But he went out with all my friends. Once he saw a pic of a girl and wanted to go out with him! Ain't that a playa now!!!!!

[Angel]

well dependind on the city you are in that they will call you a slut. Where i am from male players are called whores or ratchets and female players are called ratchets. some one who has sex with all the are called whoes

[stellerlife]

a player isn't worth it!!! they just use u for their own gain... u wont have any thing left...u will feel empty after they use u

[Nia]

My favorite line:
"You can't play a player."

[G]

call me a "playa hata"
but players are dumb
it's horrible that they get congradulated on hooking up with multiple women
and aforesaid women get called "hos"

[Tori]

I'm confused why when guys are playaz they get congragilated from atleast guys. But when girls are sluts everyone rejects them ensept desprate guys. And playaz you'll never get a fuckin date because you have already broke everyone's best friends hearts. Boo that!!!

LOALTY KICKS ASS!!!

[Taylor]

This one goes out to all my player haters,,

i dont like player haters.
grrrr. im steaming mad.

im a gangsta. im a straight up g. the gangsta life is the life for me.

dont be player hating on me ,, ..

[Lealie]

Players have always existed and chances are that they always will . . . the fact is, they're usually easy to spot . . . the mistake made most often is to think you can change a player.

[Paige.]

urrghhh.
i hate playas!
i was talking to one and we been inseparable for about three months, and then booooooom! he dumps the shitt right outaa me right in fron on his friends.
talk about the worst day ever!
i'm neverr dating a playa again, and i sure have learned my lesson!

[nicole]

theres no such thing as playas

there are 2 diff ppl.

-the truth

-people pretending there the truth z7 living the dream.

playas are idiots.

[Amber]

Playaz think they mad cool but they are really just playing their selves!!!DON'T YOU FEEL CHEAP PLAYAZZZ

[DW]

KMT I h8 playas!!! lyk mentiond above..wen a boi is a playa das kool n no1 says n e tign evn doe baree women gt hurt by it!! buh wen a gyal is a playa she is known as a ho n is alwez lookd dwn upon evn doe she probably ahsdnt hurt as many guys (since gyals fall for sm1 quicker n deeper dan guys)!!

Its pathetic!!!!!!!1

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[jordaaion]

im not a playa hata because my friends are from where im from the ghetto we are playa

[krista]

i know about 2 playaz

[melly]

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