a play

/PLAY/ medium • Origin: Business/sports slang; 20th century.

A strategic move or action to achieve a goal.

Investing in that market was a smart play.

move,strategy

Used widely from sports to finance.

Ay, how’s it going?

I just started that show—guess I need a late pass.

AAMOI, how long will that take?

That comeback was a read.

That tweet was pure rage farming.

That argument sounds chronically online.