/Sounds like 'a-SER-se MEN-so'/
In Mexico, to pretend you don't know or understand something in order to avoid responsibility. Playing innocent when you're clearly not — a strategic deployment of fake ignorance.
Example
"Don't play dumb — I know you already knew about the raise."
"He played dumb when they asked him about the money."
Regional synonyms:
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/Sounds like 'a-SER-se MEN-so'/
In Mexico, to pretend you don't know or understand something in order to avoid responsibility. Playing innocent when you're clearly not — a strategic deployment of fake ignorance.
Example
"Don't play dumb — I know you already knew about the raise."
"He played dumb when they asked him about the money."
Regional synonyms: