A fork of Rural Dictionary
To mess up terribly, made famous by DJ Khaled
Congratulations, you played yourself
To mess up badly... Also, the example (taken from an Among Us clip that I cannot link).
Impostor (when he finds out he got Impostor): Oh you guys are so dead! Random Crewmate: Alright, we gettin' his ass out first. Random Crewmate 3: Bro, you guys are so dumb... this is just a joke. Impostor: I literally said this last game... Random Crewmate 2: No he didn't. Literally everyone: Get his ass out of here! Me: Ya played yourself.
Play yourself for a fool. Actions or deeds which are in opposition to one's own self interests.
"Don't play yourself!" yelled Jamal as DeShawn went up for a slam dunk even though DeShawn is only 5'-4" and only has a 12" vertical.
Guy1: I'll have cereal *pours milk in first, has no cereal* DJ Khaled: Congratulations, you played yourself
When you set yourself up to fail.
A little get steals candy and gets punished for it. Congratulations, you played yourself.
This phrase is used when you catch a person in an outright lie. Catch a person lying to you.
Me, "Don't play yourself, I know you took the last donut!" Other guy caught taking the donut.... Lolololol