@avantgame It appears in the 1913 Dictionary of Slang, but sadly, no etymology is given (http://archive.org/stream/slangdictionarye00hottuoft/slangdictionarye00hottuoft_djvu.txt …)
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@avantgame It's grouped with other slang phrases where the etymology would seem similar to board game/playing a game/whatever.
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@avantgame It is an English expression, maybe no so common for us in the US...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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