play the gender card (English, verb)
expansion: play the gender card (third-person singular simple present plays the gender card, present participle playing the gender card, simple past and past participle played the gender card)
Senses:
glosses: To assert that sexism is involved in a situation, especially in order to exploit sexist or antisexist attitudes.
tags: derogatory
idiomatic
often
Forms:
form: plays the gender card
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing the gender card
tags: participle
present
form: played the gender card
tags: participle
past
form: played the gender card
tags: past