be on the game:

To be engaged in prostitution . The British expressions ' to be / go-on-the-game or 'to be in-the-game ' and its American equivalent ' to be-in-the-life ' are used by prostitutes to refer to their way of life . Possibly derived from the 19 ^th century term wench-of-the-game , a prostitute . See prostitution for synonyms.
See Also: in the game

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