Working as a prostitute.
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- UK late-19th century. However, game as a euphemism for sexual activity dates to at least Troilus and Cressida : "Set them down / For sluttish spoils of opportunity / And daughters of the game." Compare with the similar euphemism sport.
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Submitted on September 01, 2009
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