Played for keeps

noun, slang

Hip-hop slang · Rap Dictionary

Definition

To have played to win.

Examples

1

We showed up and played for keeps.

2

I played for keeps, there's no escaping me, I have a bitch scared And chained to me, and throw away the key" - Eminem, Kick Off (Freestyle).

3

In the streets, I played for keeps and learned to lay low Shootin' shit up like Halo" - Gunna, ?so far ahead > empire.

4

Been a minute so i played for keeps,at the top like suits got the crown where the medicine at?" - Fabvl, Lights Out.

5

All she ever wanted was a Cinderella story So sh? gave him her heart and sh? played for keeps" - Melvoni, CALL.

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