# play fast and loose

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.
2. To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.
3. To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another.

## Etymology
From the con game fast and loose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/play-fast-and-loose