on the game:

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

SEE ALSO: game ; into-the-trade ; n the bash; on-the-batter ; on-the-battle ; on-the-business ; on-the-grind ; on-the-loose .

See Also: be on the game, captivity, chamber combat, corsetting, game, in the game, on the game, peegames, teacher, weekend scenario

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