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'play coy' is correct and usable in written English
It is an idiom that means to pretend to be shy or modest when talking to someone, usually to enhance one's attractiveness. For example: "I could tell he was interested in me, so I decided to play coy."
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Instead, the papers have to play coy.
Throughout the day, Ms. Palin continued to play coy with reporters eager to know her itinerary.
So, like seconds and sex, women are supposed to play coy even if they want it.
"Play coy if you like, but no one can resist a perfectly symmetrical face".
In the final scenes, Brooker makes an uncompromising move: rather than play coy about the outcome, he forces us to be the audience.
CONCORD, N.H. — Representative Ron Paul may play coy about whether he will run for president as a third-party independent candidate, but the idea clearly seems to make his son, Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, uncomfortable.
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Ms Dorries's office is playing coy.
Some of them even played coy.
But J-Lo is playing coy.
You could write the book on playing coy.
On Wednesday, he just played coy, revealing nothing.
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