Playa- (play'a)- One that plays, especially:
One who participates in a game or sport.
A Ladies man
One who performs in theatrical roles.
One who plays a women like a musical instrument.
An active participant: a major player in female affairs. The mechanism actuating a player on a woman.
A machine that reproduces recorded audio pick up lines.
1. part of a cactus (real word)
2. big daddy
3. someone goes with a bunch of bitches at same time.
4. sometimes it means an actual pimp
5. playboy
6. ladiesman
A common term for the environment/location where Burning Man is held.
The desert is made of the alkaline dust of an ancient sea bed, playa-dust, which gets into everything.
"Hey are you going to the Playa this year?"
"Yeah, I don't think I'll ever get the dust out of my stuff from last year anyway. Might as well go to another Burning Man."
someone who is with more than one person at a time or who the intention of going out with someone while dating someone else, someone who has sex with many people
A person who is competitive and gregarious by nature.
The skill of a playa is measured by the extent of his or her "game." The more "game" a playa has, the more respect they command in their community.
A person who has enough game (and hence, enough respect) can do whatever they want, dress however awful (or tacky) they want, say whatever crazy things they want to say, and still win the adoration of others. Often these skills are used to earn sexual or material favors, although not by necessity.
Playas are mostly motivated by the ego drive that comes with self expression and self manifestation for its own ends. In many ways, playas are trend-setters rather than trend-followers.
Game recognizes game, and a true playa will always give respect to a fellow playa when it is due. People who ignore (read: fail to notice), criticize, or alienate themselves from a playa without just cause is referred to as a "playa hater."
"I only got time for three types of people: pimps, hoes, and playas wearing Now-And-Later gators."