drumroll, please

And the winner is... drumroll, please... Eric!

Used to build up to a climactic pronouncement.


if that's not

head

if that's not... (past tense if that wasn't)

if that's not ... (canonical)
if that wasn't (past)

Shortened from if that's not ___, I don't know what is! or similar construction.

Well if that's not the cutest McDonald's I've seen in my lifeǃ

Expresses that something is obviously a genuine instance of something else.


YKW

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of you know what.


shining, shimmering, splendid

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A lyric from "A Whole New World", the signature song from Disney's Aladdin (1992).

Shining, shimmering, splendid! she thought. The memory of watching that on VHS brought on the chuckles and she couldn't hold them back.

2012 June 1, M. J. Haider, Put Him Out for Good, →ISBN, page 228:

Soos: What is this new world? Shining, shimmering, splendid!

2015 November 23, "Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality", season 2, episode 19 of Gravity Falls

Curiel's cloud was golden—shining, shimmering, splendid golden.

2018 April 24, E. L. Hound, The Heart of Time: An Almostbiography, page 14:

(often humorous) Something that is extraordinary, captivating or spectacular.

A Whole New World
Aladdin (1992 Disney film)


how see

Calque of Cantonese 點睇 /点睇 (“what does sb. think”, literally “how does sb. view something”).

calque

How see this post?

(Hong Kong, informal, Internet slang, text messaging) what do you think?, what say you?


YKINMKBYKIOK

You remember, YKINMKBYKIOK, don't you? Well, it's her kink, and it's okay.

1998 April 14, TyMeDwn1st, “::grumbles:: Stupid checker....”, in soc.subculture.bondage-bdsm (Usenet):

You must be younger and/or in better shape than me. Good for you, I guess.:-) YKINMKBYKIOK and all that.;-)

2002 December 11, Rosy B. Goode, “Video Licensing Act”, in soc.sexuality.spanking (Usenet):

I can see where you are coming from. I have to admit that I am personally not too concerned with the severity change. Given it is not release critical, it is not going to throw packages out of testing or anything like that. But as Enrico taught us: YKINMKBYKIOK :)

2015 August 24, Niels Thykier, “Raising the severity of reproduciblity issues to "important"”, in linux.debian.devel (Usenet):

(Internet slang) Initialism of your kink is not my kink, but your kink is OK: an acknowledgement that people have different sexual preferences.


million and one

There is absolutely no end to the things that one can hear and see in Paris—and I have a million and one things that I want to see before I have to leave.

1930, Lee Orville Erwin, “The Letters of Lee Orville Erwin to Mary Shaver Erwin: June 1930 to May 1931”, in Michael Thomas Hix, editor, An American Organist in Paris: The Letters of Lee Orville Erwin, 1930–1931, Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 82:

How many teardrops / Have I cried over you / A million and one / A million and two

1966, “A Million and One”, Yvonne Devaney (lyrics), performed by Billy Walker:

A million and one reasons why going into business with a friend is doomed to failure.

1987, Linder Pender, “The Partners: Profiting Through Teamwork”, in Cincinnati Magazine, volume 20, number 12, page 39:

thousand and one
thousand and one#English


please find attached

Please find attached the amended employment contract.

(formal) The following item or items are attached to this message.


what someone is about

to see what someone is about

I'd like to know what this guy's about.

I wonder what this person is about.

What someone is like; someone's character; someone's intentions, interests or purpose in life.


OS&D

(logistics) Initialism of over, short and damaged.


Used since the 1990s. From the number of letters in each word of the phrase.

143 637

AZN pride 637

(chiefly pager slang) always and forever


lock it in, Eddie

A phrase commonly used by contestants on the Australian version of the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? gameshow, hosted by Eddie McGuire. See Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

pedia

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?#Catchphrase

You can register here. Session will be delivered via Teams. Lock it in Eddie.

2023 August 22, Gareth Furber, Flinders University:

No idea who either of them are, but it's a rumour on the internet so it's got to be 100% legit. Lock it in Eddie.

Once we’ve met, you'll need to pay the non-refundable retainer to lock it in Eddie!

We have a winner. Dual Brownlow medallist. Lock it in Eddie.

(Australia) Used to signal certainty, commitment.


the turns have tabled

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Modeled on "the tables have turned," it emerged shortly after the similar phrase "how the turntables," which originates from the episode “Broke” of the American mockumentary sitcom television series The Office, which aired on 23 April 2009.

Ohhh how the turns have tabled

2009 April 28, @thecarissaclark, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-22:

The turns have tabled on this glorious fable.

2010, Ross M. Hudson, “No Air Play”, in Paid Admission for One: Collected Poems and Prose, […], page 33:

i say 'turns have tabled' a lot and now it feels weird to say 'tables have turned'and it seems like the turns have tabled indeed idk why im tweeting this

2020 August 13, @AshkeaKurt, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-29:

Just four months ago, Ubisoft seemingly had no plans to release a third season pass for Anno 1800, at least according to comments made by brand manager Marcel Hatam(opens in new tab) at the time. But with the success of Season 2, the turns have tabled, and Season 3 has become a reality.

2020 November 19, Malindy Hetfeld, “Anno 1800 announces Season 3 pass with beautiful teaser”, in PC Gamer, archived from the original on 2023-01-28:

Its almost as if the turns have tabled as well in this regard. We want more gaming functionality in our portable multimedia devices.

2021 April 7, u/godcheese, “The Rise and Fall of Multimedia Gaming Devices”, in Reddit, r/truegaming, archived from the original on 2023-08-29:

But I thought if they took a "break" they would give others a chance... oh how the turns have tabled

2022 June 21, @JoseOchoaTV, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-29:

the tables have turned
the tables have turned#English

(Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of the tables have turned.


beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

A jocular play on the phrase beauty is in the eye of the beholder. First use appears c. 1972, although the exact date of its first appearance and its author are uncertain.

beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder (alternative)

REGULARS at the 760 Scottish and Newcastle pubs in the North-East have been asked to nominate their best-looking barmaid for a bonny barmaid contest. Up to now, I learn, a fair number of the 100 or so females entered for the £100 top prize are considerably on the wrong side of 40. “Mind,” says a brewery spokesman, “some of them are very attractive indeed. They’ll give the younger girls a run for their money.” Anyway, it just goes to prove what I’ve always said: Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

1972 October 20, Mike Amos, “It just goes to prove…”, in The Northern Echo, 3 A.M. edition, number 31,924, Darlington, County Durham, page 12, column 8:

1997, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry (publisher), Roots, page 7:

We noticed a T-shirt for sale at one of the bars that said, "Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder."

1999, Janet Kuypers, Changing Gears, page 99:

A sign on the wall said, "BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEER HOLDER." I looked over at the man who'd recommended the Hef.

2008, Daryl Farmer, Bicycling Beyond the Divide - Two Journeys Into the West, page 143:

"If you want beer puns, I can go on forever," Mac said, raising his pint glass. "Like, Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder." He glanced in my direction. I glared at him.

2018, Ellie Alexander, The Pint of No Return - A Mystery:

If you thought beauty was in the eye of the beer holder, think again.

2023 August 30, Linda Geddes, “‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(humorous) One's perception of beauty is influenced by the consumption of alcohol.


count 'em

Passing the Congregation Shearith Israel on Central Park West (a white whale of a building with a triangular pediment supported by four count ’em four massive Corinthian columns), Professor Solanka scurrying through the downpour remembered the newly bat-mitzvahed thirteen-year-old girl he’d glimpsed through the side door, […]

2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5:

Once I went to Greece with a man who had left his wife and six—count 'em, six—children.

2001, Suzanne Ostro, “Antisocial Baby Notes”, in Rochelle Ratner, editor, Bearing Life: Women's Writings on Childlessness, page 66:

(informal) Emphasizes a number; literally, check the number yourself.


the spirit moves someone

Reflecting the senses of spirit as enthusiasm, as energy or will ( ≈ notion), or as mood (compare in the mood); sometimes also taken to be a reference to the Holy Spirit.

'I may possibly say a few words,' said Psmith carelessly, 'if the spirit moves me. Who am I that I should deny people a simple pleasure?'

1910, P. G. Wodehouse, Psmith in the City:

Let me say that we are open at this point for questions and let's have an interchange as the spirit moves you with respect to bringing out whatever points you are interested in.

1963, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Winning the Cold War: The U.S. Ideological Offensive, page 218:

Don't just think about the content of your publication whenever the spirit moves you. Think content FIRST. Then think about HOW you can present all that good CONTENT with some contemporary design strategies.

1984, Military Media Review, volume 11, number 4, page 18:

If the spirit moves me, I can stand in the center of the room. If the spirit moves me in another direction, I can stand in any one of the four corners and in this way bring myself into contact with two walls at the same time.

2016, Emmanuelle Peraldo, Literature and Geography, page 224:

the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak


cheers my dears

'Cheers, my dears,' chuckles Dottie, raising a glass and chinking it against ours.

2021, Erin Green, From Shetland, With Love:

(UK, informal) Alternative form of cheers (“toast to drinking”).


head

more than someone has had cooked dinners

more than someone has had hot dinners#English

Alternative form of more than someone has had hot dinners.


IHTFP

Initialism of I hate this fucking place.


if I may

Without any following verb, implies a request to interrupt, to speak at length, or to take control, often when the speaker can introduce new, unexpected information or, alternatively, when the speaker disapproves of how a task was done and proposes to redo it.


MSLP

mean sea level pressure
mean sea level pressure#English

(meteorology) Abbreviation of mean sea level pressure.


beauty is only skin-deep

beauty is only skin deep
beauty is only skin deep#English

Alternative form of beauty is only skin deep.


breakfast, lunch and dinner

breakfast, lunch, and dinner (alternative)

The typical clinical finding is several erythematous papules or urticarial lesions grouped together. Often three appear in a row (breakfast, lunch and dinner), but of course the bedbug does not keep count and both solitary bites and many lesions are common.

2012, Otto Braun-Falco, Gerd Plewig, Helmut Heinrich Wolff, Walter H.C. Burgdorf, Dermatology, second edition, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 364:

(dermatology, informal) A group of three bedbug bites appearing together.


breakfast, lunch, and dinner

breakfast, lunch and dinner
breakfast, lunch and dinner#English

Alternative form of breakfast, lunch and dinner.


TBW

Abbreviation of terabytes written (often in reference to how many terabytes can be written to a solid-state drive within its warranty service).


how are you diddling

Popularised by comedian Ken Dodd (1927–2018).

Repeats many sentences and hundreds of words, including the following: […] “Hello, are you working? How are you diddling?”

1905 October 21, “King of wild beast merchants, Cross, Liverpool. Wonderful talking grey parrot”, in The Illustrated London News, volume 127, number 347, page 588:

Hello old 'un, how you diddling?

1983 December 25, John Sullivan, “Thicker than Water” (2:52 from the start), in Only Fools and Horses (television production), spoken by Reg Trotter (Peter Woodthorpe), via BBC1:

Yo yo yo. How are you diddling then? And wasn't Zoe fantastic this morning?

2019 January 14, Sara Cox, Sara Cox (radio broadcast), via BBC Radio 2:

(UK, colloquial, humorous, dated) How are you doing?


SCANDAL

(biology, evolution, taxonomy, pathology) Acronym of speciated by cancer development animals.


g/g

There's a "healthy" serving of g/g action in each movie, similiar to Andrew Blake, but the action's a little heavier, ie the scenes are generally slightly longer and more explicit than (especially) Andrew Blake's later movies, this applies to the hetero as well as g/g stuff.

1995 March 27, Nigel Taylor, “Request: Review/storyline of Cameron Grant films”, in alt.sex.movies (Usenet):

I wish they would have shown much more of Nancy Vee and you when you did the initial g/g in the car... what little we saw was premo, absolutely premo!

1998 May 31, voya...@ix.netcom.com, “tina tyler posts again”, in rec.arts.movies.erotica (Usenet):

I love girl/girl porn also - and Vivid used to have really great g/g kissing scenes.

2003 February 10, Sam Slater, “Lack Of Kissing”, in rec.arts.movies.erotica (Usenet):

(slang, pornography) Initialism of girl-on-girl.


there is no free lunch

there's no such thing as a free lunch#English

Alternative form of there's no such thing as a free lunch.


ijbol

(Stan Twitter slang) Alternative letter-case form of IJBOL.


LMSC

like my status, chat
like my status, chat#English

(Internet slang) Initialism of like my status, chat; used to ask friends to check the latest status post, to like and to engage.


lmsc

(Internet slang) Alternative letter-case form of LMSC.


not to put too fine a word on it

not to put too fine a point on it#English

Synonym of not to put too fine a point on it.


don't spend it all at once

don't spend it all in one place
don't spend it all in one place#English

Synonym of don't spend it all in one place.


cleanup in aisle

cleanup on aisle
cleanup on aisle#English


TL-DNR

(Internet slang) Alternative form of tl;dr.


lede to kum

(journalism) A placeholder for ‘lead to come’, spelled this way so it is not inadvertently thought to be part of the article.


TIH

Initialism of their Imperial Highnesses.


no shot

Possibly from shot (“an opportunity or attempt”) or as a euphemism of no shit.

No shot!!! I just won the lottery!

Wordle 232 1/6 […] WHAT THE FUCK??? NO SHOT??? HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK DID I MANAGE

2022 February 6, @olisbff, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

Haha no fkin shot, his brother is the Dr. This is the best twist ever.

2022 April 2, u/ericmok100, “Kaijin Kaihatsu-bu no Kuroitsu-san - Episode 8 discussion”, in Reddit, r/anime, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

I was like "actual? low key bro no shot she said that, right?"

2023 February 12, u/CmickG, “DR DISRESPECT - FANDUEL SUPERSTAR SHOWDOWN”, in Reddit, r/DrDisrespectLive, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

No shot you just responded to a tweet from three years ago how did you even find that😭

2023 September 21, @KJpixel14, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

no shot they added rage queue prevention to mario kart💀

2023 September 22, @KibbleCog, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

(slang) No chance or possibility (expressing amazement and disbelief of an event).

While there is no shot specifically for monkeypox, data from trials with nonhuman primates suggested that vaccines against the closely related smallpox virus might also prevent transmission of this one.

2022 September 12, Stephanie Nolen, “Monkeypox Shots, Treatments and Tests Are Unavailable in Much of the World”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-11:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, shot.


not by any manner of means

by no manner of means
by no manner of means#English


my sides

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From the idea of "sidesplitting laughter".

LMFAO my sides are in orbit

My sides are in a new dimension

2021 August 27, u/AvidVideoGameFan, “What is the theme of GinTama?”, in Reddit, r/Gintama, archived from the original on 2023-09-28:

(Internet slang) Used in phrases or interjectionally to indicate uncontrollable laughter.


what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

Attributed to canto 6, stanza 17 in the 1808 poem Marmion by Sir Walter Scott: "O what a tangled web we weave,/ When first we practice to deceive"

When one tells a simple lie, it may become necessary to tell more complex lies, eventually spiraling out of control and leading to the exposure of said deceit.


what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive#English

Alternative form of what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.


under the bootheel of

Serfdom was formally abolished in 1861 as part of the Great Reforms under Alexander II. But the peasantry, the preponderant class in czarist Russia, still lived under the boot heel of patriarchal semi-feudalism.

2004 July 8, Leslie Feinberg, “Gender & sexuality in czarist Russia”, in Workers World:


idgi

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative letter-case form of IDGI.


red lives matter

Coined in analogy to black lives matter; the color red is often associated with indigenous or Native American peoples.

police brutality
police brutality#English

(politics, US, uncommon) A rallying call and statement of protest, concerning police brutality and racially motivated violence against Native American people.


Black lives matter

black lives matter
black lives matter#English


by their fruits you will know them

Adapted from the Bible verse Matthew 7:16.

One is able to identify and recognize the true nature of someone or something by their deeds or actions.


JMHO

my humble opinion
in my humble opinion#English

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of just my humble opinion.


as near as matters

An illogical formation, perhaps by confusion with "as near as makes no odds" or similar.

As near as matters, three billion people would be hearing him. And, as near as matters, one billion Martians.

What is needed to distinguish the two is the fact that it really was Esa rather than Twin Esa who figured appropriately in the etiology of Arabella's inner state. And that is as near as matters to saying that the truth-condition rather than the 'narrow' conceptual role is the vehicle of learning.

1986, Ernest LePore, Truth and Interpretation, page 253:

Close enough not to matter, or to be essentially the same.


iykyk

"Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged 🫶 1, 2, 3 LGB^([sic – meaning let's go, bitch])!!!! (iykyk)," Tay closed off her post, referencing the iconic chant that the crowd breaks into during her performance of "Delicate."

2023 October 3, Samantha Olson, “Attn, Swifties: You Can Still Buy Tickets for Taylor Swift's ‘Eras Tour’ Movie”, in Cosmopolitan:

(informal, humorous) Alternative letter-case form of IYKYK.


two, six, heave

Various theories with scant evidence; see Wikipedia.

(nautical) Used to coordinate a pulling effort.


colorless green ideas sleep furiously

Composed by Noam Chomsky in his work Syntactic Structures (1957).

(linguistics) An example of a sentence that is grammatically well-formed, but is semantically nonsensical.


sometimes a cigar is just a cigar

Frequently attributed to Sigmund Freud, whose theories of psychoanalysis and psychosexuality often explained various human behaviors in terms of sexual desires, and thus a cigar could be imagined as a phallic symbol indicating some inner trait of the person smoking it.
This phrase reverses this concept, admitting that sometimes the cigar really is just a cigar, and that not everything is always so deep as it could be made out to be.
The medical journal Psychiatry cited in an issue from 1950 that this "famous" quote was uttered by Freud 30 years earlier, although neither any written records from Freud himself, nor especial widespread use from that time period before 1950, could be found. Alan C. Elms explains this attribution as most likely apocryphal, although the origin of the phrase in psychoanalysis is still possible: Eric Hiller in 1922 published a psychoanalytic article suggesting that cigars indeed have a phallic symbolism, so this term's coinage as ironic phrase making light of this claim remains a possible origin.

sometimes a cigar is a cigar (alternative)

Dude, quit thinking about it so much. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

In a forced attempt at humor, she added, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, right?” “Sometimes,” Tina said as she passed back the drawing.

2008, Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, Persistence of Memory, Random House, →ISBN, page 7:

(idiomatic) Sometimes a matter is simpler than one imagines it to be.


"It has transwarp drive," Sulu said matter-of-factly. "Aye," Scott said, "and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon."

1984, Vonda N. McIntyre, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, page 108:

Then again, as my father used to say, if my grandmother had wheels , she'd be a wagon.

2004, Jonny Bowden, Living the Low Carb Life: From Atkins to the Zone, page 165:

Behind him, Isaacs heard Slater mutter, "And if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon."

2007, Keith R. A. DeCandido, Resident Evil: Extinction, page 115:

if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle#English

Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.

if wishes were horses, beggars would ride

if we had ham we could have ham and eggs, if we had eggs


DGMW

Alternative form: dgmw

DGMW. All systems have their strengths and weaknesses, but UNIX is the only one I know of whose practicioners^([sic]) have such a holy grail quality.

1993 March 25, Frank - Hardware Hacker - Borger, “Re: Idiotic Article in Radio Electronics...”, in sci.electronics (Usenet):

don't get me wrong
don't get me wrong#English

(Internet slang) Initialism of don't get me wrong.


NNTR

Coordinate term: NNTO

How many times do people need to ask you to stop sending them eamil^([sic]) before you can figure out what the hell they are telling you? ¶ NNTR. It's obviously rhetorical.

2001 April 17, hank alrich, “Re: The ballad of 'Amook-32'...was: Neumann M 149, Lawson L251 or Manley Ref. Cardioid??”, in rec.audio.pro (Usenet):

(Internet slang) Initialism of no need to reply.


YWNBAW

Joker(2019) is about killing people you don't like and yes you're supposed to idolize him. Also it's about how YWNBAW. Fuck you.

2021 December 27, RiverPoisoner, Twitter:

Youre^([sic]) right, how could ANY lesbian (or straight man for that matter) resist THIS perfect specimen of the feminine form? YWNBAW.

I got a "YWNBAW" comment over talking about being tall…If you think all women are short, I suggest your harddrives to be checked.

2023 October 14, BelleNekoKiss, Twitter:

(Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) Initialism of you will never be a woman; used to insult trans women.


YWNBARW

Acronym of you will never be a real woman.

acronym

Estrogen isnt a magic potion that legitimizes your perverted fantasy version of reality. YWNBARW

3,000 of y'all are out-and-beyond transphobic and out-and-beyond proud! Thank you for the milestone, and remember. YWNBARW. 🎉

Alternative form of YWNBAW (“you will never be a woman”).


how you say

Wine Merchant: “What do you think of the sample, Monsieur; fifteen years in bottle, hey, hey?”—Frenchman: “How you say, Sare, fifteen years in bottle; how that it possceble, when instanement that I pop out the cork, out comes one large fly. […]

1827 April 17, “Mr. Mathews at Home; or, Home Circuit and Cockney Gleanings”, in The Kaleidoscope; or, Literary and Scientific Mirror, volume 7, number 355, Liverpool: E. Smith & Co., page 339:

“I come to thees country to make new life. Rico, he tells me I can do good here. Signor Mosko, I pay him the monies, he weel arrange. Ees no good. I am—how you say?—without help. […]

1950 May, Robert Bloch, “Tell Your Fortune”, in Dorothy McIlwraith, editor, Weird Tales, volume 42, number 4, New York, page 10:

I am a safe installer here to install-a da safe. So just a-point to where the guacamole money is, and I'll-a install-a the safe-a in da, how you say, a-place?

2017 January 12, Andrew Law, “What's My Motivation” (11:30 from the start), in The Good Place, season 1, episode 11 (television production), spoken by Pillboi (Eugene Cordero), via NBC:

(nonstandard) Used as a filled pause to imitate a stereotypical non-native English speaker: how do you say it? What is the expression?


ninjas cutting onions

Stupid invisible ninjas cutting onions while I'm watching Toy Story 3.

I felt tears in my eyes as I started to relax. Didn't that always happen? It was like if you slowed down, your emotions could catch up with you. ¶ “Upset?” Jacob asked, without taking his eyes off the road. ¶ “Ninjas cutting onions,” I replied, trying to make the light of it.

2018, Emery C. Walters, A Broken Cup, JMS Books LLC, →ISBN, page unknown:

(slang, humorous) A lighthearted excuse for why one is crying.


omds

Omds!!! Happy birthday to my best bud. The BEST thing I've ever purchased in my life.

2020 December 30, @Nalliekah, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-10-23:

Omds the algorithm is acc so broken. I follow a bunch of tags and people I like, only for little to none of them showing up on my fyp.

2022 January 3, u/fizzfizzle, “Why is the graphic design tag on tiktok full of unrelated things?”, in Reddit, r/graphic_design, archived from the original on 2023-10-23:

I am so in love with her outfit omds

2022 November 23, u/Accomplished_Sock96, “Custom clown abbey”, in Reddit, r/MonsterHigh, archived from the original on 2023-10-23:

Omds he went flying😭😭😭😭😭

2023 October 16, @Bk8iP3, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-10-23:

Just looked at tomorrows UCL fixtures and omds the competition is well and truly washed

2023 October 23, @KD1892, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-10-23:

(text messaging) Initialism of oh my days.


das rite

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Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

(African-American Vernacular, Internet slang) Pronunciation spelling of that's right, representing African-American Vernacular English.


FDT

[Pitt] pairs [the upside-down American flag dipped in black ink] with a white surrender flag with the message “FDT” [.]

2017 January 18, Shelia Regan, “13 Artists Design Flags for the Age of Trump (with Plans to Burn Them Later)”, in Hyperallergic, archived from the original on 2023-03-21:

(US politics) Initialism of fuck Donald Trump.


time forgot

Possibly originated by the 1918 novel The Land That Time Forgot, set in a secret island inhabited by dinosaurs.

"Jee-zus!" Bobbie said, ramming her car viciously up Short Ridge Hill. "Something fishy is going on here! We're in the Town That Time Forgot!"

1972, Ira Levin, The Stepford Wives, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 28:

That might have something to do with the fact [Andrew] Scheer is offering, as it stands, the policy platform that time forgot: concerns about deficit financing and the mortgaging of our children's future; all taxes, including the carbon tax, are bad and strangle the wealth creators that generate prosperity for all Canadians; government desperately needs to cut red tape and regulation to allow entrepreneurs to create jobs; Ottawa must support freer trade policies with a Canada-first mentality.

2018 March 19, Dan Lett, “Reviews underwhelming for federal conservative leader's coast-to-coast performance”, in Winnipeg Free Press, Winnipeg, M.B.: FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-26:

behind the times
behind the times#Prepositional phrase

Isolated from the outside world and far behind the times; extremely outdated or archaic.

It's a game that favors strategy over strength, quickness over endurance, net play over ground strokes—the tennis that time forgot.

2009 August 24, Burkhard Bilger, “Perfect Match”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

It's the plan that time forgot: remember the national plan for music education, the government's scheduled response to the Henley review of music education? Don't worry, you're forgiven if you don't.

2011 October 4, Tom Service, “Sound of silence: the music education plan that time forgot”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-03:

During the ensuing conflict the original timeline was restored, but some Tick-Tocks survived, remnants of a time that time itself forgot.

2012, Andy Gavin, Untimed, Pacific Palisades, C.A.: Mascherato Publishing, →ISBN, page 255:

I loved snooping through rows and rows of DVDs, finding strange and obscure movies time forgot.

2013 November 6, Connor Simpson, “Blockbuster Is Dead. Long Live the Video Store”, in The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-23:

He's in love with the statue in a marble block / He's in love with the girl that time forgot

2015 March 16, Hellburg, “The Girl (feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff)”performed by Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Monstercat:


FBPE

Initialism of follow back, pro-European Union.


that's about the size of it

Emp. […] And p’r’aps you really think to win the prize of it.
Dan. To use a strong expression, that’s the size of it.

1848 (first performed), Robert Barnabas Brough, William Brough, Camaralzaman and Badoura; or, the Peri Who Loved the Prince: An Extravagant Arabian Night's Entertainment (play; pamphlet), London: National Acting Drama Office; Nassau Steam Press, →OCLC, act II, scene i, page 26:

This is “about the size of it” as they say in California: […]

1874 January 2, “Sundry humbugs”, in American Agriculturalist, volume 33, number 1, New York, →OCLC, page 6:

‘The different-coloured balls are the different lies I tell – eh?’ ‘That’s about the size of it.’

1937, Agatha Christie, Dumb Witness, London: Collins Crime Club, published 1969, Pan Books, →OCLC, page 143:

“Here’s-your-hat-what’s-your-hurry, seems about the size of it.”

1977, Joan Didion, A Book of Common Prayer, New York: Simon & Schuster, →OCLC, page 235:

You’re also thinking it’s about time you grabbed your cell phone and called for the men in the white coats. That about the size of it, buddy?

2011, Stephen King, 11/22/63, New York: Scribner, →OCLC, page 23:

(idiomatic, colloquial) That is the situation; that is how it is.


head

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How long does a trend have to languish before Hollywood seizes it as its own fresh discovery? Since before recorded history, if the hairstyle known as the mullet — business in the front, party in the back — is any indication.

2001, Los Angeles Magazine, volume 46, number 4, page 24:

MULLET / Now this is what we call “business in the front, party in the back”! A male haircut derived from the 1980s female-oriented bi-level […]

2005, David Mansour, From Abba to Zoom, page 326:

(humorous) Describing the mullet hairstyle.


from the river to the sea

A calque of Arabic مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ (mina n-nahri ʔilā l-baḥri, “from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea”), popularized among Palestinians by the Palestine Liberation Organization, from Hebrew בין הים לירדן (“between the [Mediterranean] sea and the Jordan [river]”); as seen in the platform of the right-wing Zionist Likud party in 1977; both referring to the geography of Palestine.

calque

مِنَ ٱلنَّهْرِ إِلَى ٱلْبَحْرِ

from the 􂀿Jordan􂁀 river to the 􂀿Mediterranean􂁀 sea

der

בין הים לירדן

between the 􂀿Mediterranean􂁀 sea and the Jordan 􂀿river􂁀

The way out [of this cycle of violence] remains the same: a change of regime in Israel that brings equal rights for everyone from the river to the sea[.]

2023 November 5, Ilan Pappe, “Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza”, in Al-Jazeera, archived from the original on 2023-11-05:

We demand your emancipation
From the river to the sea!
We stand with your emancipation;
Your people will be free!

2023, Seth Staton Watkins, “Oh Palestine, Oh Palestine”:

from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

(politics) A slogan expressing support for Palestinian self-determination.

From the river to the sea
Likud
Palestine Liberation Organization


MEGO

Alternative form of mego (“my eyes glaze over”).


hay is for horses and cows

hay is for horses
hay is for horses#English

(rare) Alternative form of hay is for horses.


f/8 and be there

f/8 refers to an f-number of 8, which is considered a general-purpose aperture for all situations. Often attributed to street photographer Arthur Fellig; however, the origins of this saying are disputed.

in the right place at the right time
in the right place at the right time

(photography) Instead of focusing excessively on photographic technique, it is more important to be in the right place at the right time.


ibr

I’m not talkin about attackin threat lol the question was skillful and ibr, Marcelo skill wise, could do more

(Internet slang, text messaging, chiefly UK) Initialism of I'll be real.


NBGAF

I'm going out on a limb here, but I'd guess the spiritualquest post was tongue in cheek ¶ if not ... NBGAF

2004 December 12, Brian Belliveau, “contradiction?”, in misc.transport.trucking (Usenet):

As a US federal employee on a maxiflex schedule (ie, you work 80hrs within 2 weeks and nbgaf about how those hours are broken up), this type of schedule is super common. Highly recommend.

2022 December 2, u/deez_tits, “The idea of a 4-day work week (10 hours a day) have been gaining popularity, what are your thoughts on changing the work environment?”, in Reddit, r/AskReddit, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

The truth is NBGAF about your CV if you aren't currently employed in this country. It is challenging even to get an interview unless you are a techie with solid credentials. Only techies doing high-quality work can quit jobs and find one within a week here or elsewhere.

2023 May 15, u/startuphameed, “Sincere advice for those unhappy at their current jobs and deciding to make a move.”, in Reddit, r/dubai, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

the way nbgaf is killing me

2023 October 26, @1989NICKITV, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

This sounds cheap but it honestly makes sense nbgaf abt cable tv anymore

2023 November 2, @NlKESCTRL, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

(Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of nobody gives a fuck.


YKTV

YKTV

2019 January 26, @eIonmusk_69, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

YKTV. Moms and Auntie went crazy

2020 November 26, @Swagg, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

Like mother like daughter yktv lol

2021 April 4, u/ChubbyRiceBunny, “I swear she's always pregnant”, in Reddit, r/PlantedTank, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

Well yktv play one for me bro lmfaoo

2022 December 20, u/Eastcoastbvby, “Finally Got My Backbone (Android)”, in Reddit, r/Backbone, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

(Internet slang) Initialism of you know the vibe(s).


fuck this for a lark

sod this for a game of soldiers
sod this for a game of soldiers#English

(vulgar) Synonym of sod this for a game of soldiers.


head

from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

from the river to the sea
from the river to the sea#English


have a nice life

(US) Said by one person to another, signaling that their relationship is irreparably damaged to the extent that the speaker no longer wants to be involved with the recipient for the foreseeable future.


KAGOY

Acronym of kids are getting older younger (“children are exposed to adult ideas, consumer products, etc. at an increasingly early age”).


wsg

I can't make this up, I said yo to this chick and she was like wsg homie 😐

2022 March 16, @dazeiwnl, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-11-10:

(text messaging) Abbreviation of what's good.


PTZ

(photography) Initialism of pan, tilt, zoom.


smell a fox

Lang.: A ghost ? Where, my lord ?—I smell a fox.

Aſter the Porcupine had liſtened a while to his deceitful Arguments, he made this Reply to the enſnaring Beguiler, Methinks I ſmell a Fox, keep at a Diſtance; your eloquent Flouriſhes have made no Impreſſions upon me.

1754, Aesop's Fables: with his life, and morals and remarks. Fitted for the meanest capacities., page 24:

[…]when, hearing a little titter in the neighbouring ſchool room, he began to ſmell a fox, and dreſſing him-ſelf again, with a malignant determination of better note for the future […]

1766, The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland. By Mr. Brooke. A new edition, greatly altered and improved., page 183:

(obsolete) To be suspicious of deception.


it's all go

It's all go around here: Jo's about to get married, and Dave has a new job.

(colloquial) Things are progressing busily; a great deal is happening.


FACE

(music, mnemonic) A mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the four spaces of a musical treble clef in order from the bottom to the top.


EGBDF

every good boy deserves fudge
every good boy deserves fudge#English

Initialism of every good boy deserves fudge.


what can you do

Near-synonyms: what can I say, what is one to do; it is what it is

I bend my head over the paper, screw up my eyes, trying to read what it says, but it's no use, I can hardly see to read now, the print's so small that I can't read much except the headlines. Oh, well, what can you do?

2017, Carl Frode Tiller, Encircling: Book 2:

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

A rhetorical question expressing that an undesirable situation is inevitable.


work it

I like the way you work it / no diggity / I got to bag it up

Those shorts with that top! Yeah, girl, you're really workin it now!

He slowly peeled his jacket from his muscular shoulders. […] "Work it, baby," Antonia muttered.

2011, Megan Hussey, Vampire Nights, page 7:

(colloquial, often imperative) An approving description or a cry of encouragement to someone whose behavior is titillating, such as someone aiming to dress sexily or someone performing in erotic dancing or stripping.

Everyone on the crew is good with a trowel, but damn that guy is really workin it today.

(colloquial) An approving description of anyone demonstrating skilful use of anything.


Asian don't raisin

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A reference to the wrinkly texture of raisins; modelled on the earlier black don't crack.

Coordinate term: black don't crack

And for a bit of levity, "Asian don't raisin," so, like vampires, we don't age.

2022, Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Meg Elison, Uncanny Magazine Issue 45: March/April 2022, page 122:

Jackson pauses a moment, then he laughs. He's figured it out. Raisins are wrinkled. Old people are wrinkled. "Asian don't raisin," he says. He likes the incorrect grammar of the sentence.

2023, Karin Lin-Greenberg, You Are Here:

(colloquial) People of Asian descent show fewer physical signs of ageing.


every good boy does fine

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Alternative form of every good boy deserves fudge.


for your eyes only

Only intended to be seen by an authorized individual or group; strictly confidential.


job's a good'un

job's a good 'un
job's a good 'un#English


stuck in a rut

In a settled or repetitive habit or course of action, especially one without a goal or purpose.


the struggle is real

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(Internet slang, usually sarcastic) Used when experiencing or sympathizing with a difficulty or hardship.


there is no replacement for displacement

(automotive, colloquial) A bigger engine is better.


turned of

Then with regard to the female sex, a girl just turned of 12 years of age, may be seduced to marry the lowest, the most infamous wretch I can name […]

1813, Cobbett's Parliamentary History of England, page 41:

(archaic) Advanced beyond (a specified age).


up what spring

Partial calque of Cantonese 噏乜春 (ngap¹ mat¹ ceon¹, “what the hell are you babbling about”, literally “what testicles are you babbling about”), where 春 (ceon¹) is a homograph meaning both “testicles” and “spring (season)”. By surface analysis, Cantonese up + what + spring.

surf

相反，好諷刺地，一句Grammar全對嘅句子，有時反而唔知佢Up what spring，例如日文偽文青廢Up系列：「在非洲,每隔一分鐘，就有六十秒過去⋯⋯」

2017, 港語日報 [KONGISH DAILY] (overall work in Cantonese), →ISBN:

(Hong Kong, colloquial, slightly vulgar) What the hell are you saying?


as memory serves

if memory serves
if memory serves#English


WTFU

(military slang, Internet slang, text messaging, vulgar) Initialism of wake the fuck up.


head

devil is beating his wife and marrying his daughter

devil's beating his wife
devil's beating his wife#English


TLO

(insurance) Initialism of total loss only.


I know it

Synonym of I know; a response used to indicate that speaker was in agreement with the preceding statement before it was made.


hard telling, not knowing

(idiomatic, dialectal, New England) I don't know.


I do not know it

(formal) Alternative version of I don't know.


make me

(sarcastic, childish) Used to refuse a request that one do something.

“I wish you would make me a sandwich or two with your own hands, my mother,” he said. “Susan’s sandwiches are not appetising.”

1886, Mary Linskill, “The Haven under the Hill”, in Donald Macleod, editor, Good Words, London: Isbister and Company, […], chapter LXI (“One Last Kiss upon the Living Shore”), page 839, column 2:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, me.


IMY

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of I miss you.


up to one's eyebrows

Finding yourself angry and frustrated about Reagan's mining of the Nicaraguan Pacific coast harbors? Have you had it up to your eyebrows with millions of dollars of U.S. aid pumping up the puppet/thug government of El Salvador?

1984 April 21, Sue Hyde, “Got Those Intervention Blues, Friend?”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

up to one's eyeballs
up to one's eyeballs#English

Alternative form of up to one's eyeballs.


dear Sir or Madam

dear sir (alternative)
dear Sir/Madam (alternative)
dear Sirs (alternative)
dear sirs (alternative)
Dear Sirs or Madams (alternative)

Used as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons of unknown gender.


dear Sir/Madam

dear Sir or Madam
dear Sir or Madam#English


my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas

(astronomy, slightly dated, mnemonic) Used to remember the order and names of the (then) nine planets of the solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

my very educated mother just served us nine pumpkins


NCRMD

Another myth about NCRMD is that the defence is most commonly used in cases of homicide or other serious violent offences. But comprehensive research across Canada has shown that less than 10 per cent of NCRMD cases involve serious violence, and in many of those assaults and homicides, the victim was a relative or close associate of the patient, with strangers being only very rarely the targets of such serious violence. And living with the knowledge of what one has done is, for many people found NCRMD, a strong motivation to continue to participate in treatment, thus reducing the risk of future harms.

2019 July 19, Patrick Baillie, “Not criminally responsible, and mental illness: The myths around both put everyone at risk”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-10:

If a person is found NCRMD, they are referred to a provincial review board which oversees their psychiatric care in order to make a determination on if and when they can be released into the community.

2020 November 10, Jason Proctor, “Man convicted of stabbing B.C. teen to death claims 'demon' voices told him to 'kill, kill, kill'”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 2023-06-01:

(Canada, law) Initialism of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder.


or should I say

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As the presence of any considerable number of priests on an ocean steamer is supposed to bring rough weather, so the addition of a few hundred parsons to the population of Edinburgh is believed to induce rain,—or perhaps I should say, more rain.

1898, Kate Douglas Wiggin, chapter 8, in Penelope’s Progress […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:

(colloquial, humorous) Said by someone after a statement, meaning to precede a pun or another kind of clever rephrasing


what's one's angle

Asks somebody for what their intentions are, often in a cynical way.


what the crap

There's a duck in my car. What the crap?

Timothy woke up. "What the crap," he said. "Can't you let a guy get some sleep?"

2011, Robert Silverberg, The Book Of Skulls, Orion Publishing Group:

DeeAnn Reisenberg, 41, and her sister were at the mall early Friday, but the lack of crowds stood out to them. "I am thinking, 'What the crap am I doing out here at 4 a.m.?'"

2013 November 29, Jere Downs, The Courier-Journal, page A8:

And tell them if they want me to tell them privately what the crap I think of them, I’ll do that.

2016 January 30, Andrew Carter, The News & Observer, page 4B:

(mildly vulgar, slang) An intensive form of what.


here's a quarter, call someone who cares

A quarter was in 1991 the common price for a local payphone call in the United States.

(US, slang) I don't care; an abrupt dismissal of another person's complaint or opinion.


here's a quarter, call somebody who cares

here's a quarter, call someone who cares#English

Alternative form of here's a quarter, call someone who cares.


lucky you

(informal) An expression of envy towards someone else's good fortune.


since Adam was a boy

since Adam was an oakum boy
since Adam was an oakum boy#English


MHO

However, I was only in town for a few days...so it's only a short-term observation. Just MHO. No offense meant to any T-town natives.

1999 August 4, SK, “Tulsa.. MHO”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet):

I have no problems with anyone playing a system that they like, EVER! I personally may not like it, but that's MHO, but if other people enjoy it, fine, they can play it.

2002 May 14, Timothy JW Smith, “(Mongoose) News - Judge Dredd RPG”, in uk.games.roleplay (Usenet):

Course, obviously they are not the only ones. Some people that irrationally hate the military as a whole *might* just qualify as well. (MHO of course)

2002 October 25, John, “Sniper learned to kill in U.S. military”, in alt.politics.bush (Usenet):

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of my honest/humble opinion.


when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me

A spelling pun on you and the homophonic letter u in ass-u-me.

(slang, vulgar, humorous) One should avoid assuming things about other people or different situations.


cry and seethe

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(Internet slang, derogatory) Used to dismiss or mock someone who is perceived to be upset or frustrated, implying that their emotional reaction is futile or unimportant.


yfm

i always have an insane urge to be productive and study late at night yfm?

So I made up my mind, the twins AREN'T going to be 19 this year, they're like a good 17 to me yfm?

2018 November 2, @420JAYK, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

I'm so awkward when it comes to making friends online cus I just don't want people expecting me to be this funny ass person or lit ass person, and then I'm dry asf or I say the dumbest shit yfm?

2019 January 9, @420JAYK, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

I prefer ugly pretty boys.. ugly but pretty enough to look at yfm?

2020 September 26, @prettylii1, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

i'm confident and shy yfm?

2020 November 13, @mabel_fakorede, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

Yea but you see how hard air forces are to come by in common sizes right? They sell out quickly everywhere because people use and abuse them n buy more. Hell size 7 Johnny can't even buy a pair cause all the small foot ADULT girls bought them out. Yfm?

2021 February 19, @madhibadhi, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

idk what's with ppl thinking liking a story on instagram EXCLUSIVELY means flirting like??? i may have tapped the heart button because of your food, your clothes, your view, your pet etc?? it can also mean you look good on your selfie but it doesn't mean i wanna flirt??? YFM??

2022 December 31, @gabmonstere, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

I wanna be pretty like a girl but I don't want to be a girl yfm ?

2023 February 28, @fourdorzelma, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-12-17:

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of you feel me?.


YFM

Alternative form of yfm (“you feel me?”).


go jump off a building

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(idiomatic, derogatory, colloquial, often sarcastic) Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.


et conjunx

From Latin et (and) and conjunx (husband).

Coordinate term: et uxor

(law) "And the husband" or "and her husband".


AFSOC

(mathematics) Initialism of assume for sake of contradiction.


opportunity knocks

From the proverb opportunity knocks at every man's door.

Don't be caught napping When opportunity knocks.

Opportunity knocked in the form of an admission letter from the university.


take your change out of that

(obsolete, slang) Jeering remark accompanying a rejoinder or a physical blow.


one's own master

Synonym of one's own boss (“able to make one's own decisions without being overruled”).


the sky will fall on your head

If you ever bite in any way Mr. Geraldo Riviera, the sky will fall on your head.

2012, Eddy Guerrier, An Opinionated Walk:

“And if you breathe a word to anyone about what we did, the sky will fall on your head.”

Something unfortunate or disastrous will happen to you.


the rest is gravy

We have food, clothing and shelter, and the rest is gravy.

1993, Ronald B. Tobias, 20 Master Plots and How to Build Them:


the man, the myth, the legend

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White dudes will be like "there he is, the man, the myth, the legend!" And it's just Garrett

2019 December 18, @KylePlantEmoji, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-06-28:

(also humorous) Used to introduce a notorious person.


don't be that guy

"Maybe I'm the guy not to be. Maybe that's my value to this team ... Don't be that guy.

1997, Scott Fowler, Charles Elliott Chandler, The Year of the Cat, page 144:

This, I thought, is a sign. This is someone telling me something. Don't be that guy', Jeff. Stop now.

1998, Golden Empire Publications (publisher), Computer Gaming World - Volumes 162-164:

He was waving to the crowd and he plowed into another car in the pits. I just kept thinking, "Don't be that guy."

2001, Hearst Magazines (publisher), Popular Mechanics - Nov 2001, page 54:

All too often, trolls (and even guys in general) think that dinner and drinks are the price of admission into a TGirl's pants. Don't be that guy. Be a gentleman.

2016, Michael David Freel, Trans-Oriented - A Guide to Love and Relationships for Men who Love Transsexual Women, page 135:

Don't be that guy, by the way.

2017, Cassie Leigh, You Have a Date, Don't F It Up:

(informal, colloquial, imperative) Used to caution someone against behavior seen as obnoxious, inconsiderate, or socially inappropriate.


good-day

“The damage and waste question shall be settled first. It shall be made to pay; don’t you be afraid. Good-day, Miss Jenny.” / “Good-day, young man.”

1864 May – 1865 November, Charles Dickens, “A Few Grains of Pepper”, in Our Mutual Friend. […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1865, →OCLC, book the fourth (A Turning), pages 228–229:

“[…] Now go and rest and to-morrow try to be on the spot as his Majesty comes in from parade: but I will send you word. Good-day. His Majesty will certainly want to see you,” he added as he bowed him out.

1886, Léon Tolstoï [i.e., Leo Tolstoy], chapter XV, in Clara Bell, transl., War and Peace: A Historical Novel: […]: Before Tilsit: 1805–1807: Two Volumes, revised and corrected edition, volume I, New York, N.Y.: William S. Gottsberger, publisher […], →OCLC, page 243:

“[…] You asked if there is anything we could do for him. Well, I advise you to set him digging post-holes or breaking mustangs. There’s our team ready. Good-day, sir.” And like a puff of wholesome, blustery wind the doctor was off.

1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: John Wanamaker, →ISSN, page 177, column 1:


ready and waiting

Any local businesses looking to use rail freight now have a tailor-made facility ready and waiting.

2023 December 27, Richard Foster, “New rail freight terminal leads the way”, in RAIL, number 999, page 41:

(idiomatic) Already prepared for action or use.


let us go

‘Now let us go to my house where we will celebrate the trust with champagne from the Crimea.’

1987, John Harris, China Seas, London: Arrow Books, published 1989, →ISBN, page 187:

“Come,” Vidocq said, offering Lisette his arm, “let us go to my house where we can be more comfortable.[…]”

2013, Sabrina Jeffries [pseudonym; Deborah Gonzales], What the Duke Desires (The Duke’s Men; 1), New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 212:

She glanced about. “This is not a place for talk or questions. Come, let us go to the city.”

2015, Ryk E[rik] Spoor, Phoenix in Shadow (Balanced Sword; 2), Riverdale N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 98:

(formal) Alternative form of let's go (“hortative of go”).

Only Grump managed to bawl a frantic order to Herman. ‘Let us go, you mad maypole! For goodness sake let us go!’

1986, Derek Sampson, Grump Goes Galumphing, London: Methuen Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 65:

Karin had begged her parents to let us go to the party.

2015, Laura Elliot, chapter 11, in The Betrayal, Ickenham: Bookouture, →ISBN, page 87:

Death hovers. It’s not a probability, but it’s always a possibility. So either you let us go, or you let me die right here, right now.

2017, Amy S[kylark] Foster, The Rift Frequency, New York, N.Y.: HarperVoyager, →ISBN, page 87:

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, us, go.


EDF

(computing) Initialism of earliest deadline first.


and so say all of us

Popularized by For He's a Jolly Good Fellow

MARGARET. Three cheers for old England! [She shakes hands with him warmly].
BOBBY. Hurra-a-ay! And so say all of us.

1911, George Bernard Shaw, Fanny's First Play, Act III:

And he laid his hands upon the blessed and gave thanks and he prayed and they all with him prayed :
— Deus, cuius verbo sanctificantur omnia, benedictionem tuam effunde super creaturas istas : et praesta ut quisquis eis secundum legem et voluntatem Tuam cum gratiarum actione usus fuerit per invocationem sanctissimi nominis Tui corporis sanitatem et animæ tutelam Te auctore percipiat per Christum Dominum nostrum.
— And so say all of us, says Jack.

1922 February, James Joyce, “[12]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

'[a prayer][…]and keep us safe from sin on this blessed isle, and long may we live and prosper and be a credit to your name and memory. And so say all of us.'
'And so say all of us!' echoed the congregation thankfully.

1981, John Rowe Townsend, The Islanders:

Amen (used to express strong agreement, or exultation after a prayer).


my teeth are floating

my back teeth are floating
my back teeth are floating#English


go shit yourself

That guy hadn't done diddlysquat to help me, so I told him "go shit yourself".

(informal, idiomatic, chiefly imperative) To go away; get lost; leave.


no money, no honey

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(slang) There will be no sexual intercourse without payment.


are bears Catholic

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A combination of the two rhetorical questions is the Pope Catholic? and does a bear shit in the woods?

For quotations using this term, see Citations:are bears Catholic.

does the Pope shit in the woods
does the Pope shit in the woods#English

(humorous) Synonym of does the Pope shit in the woods (“obviously!”).


busy as a dyke in a hardware store

For quotations using this term, see Citations:busy as a dyke in a hardware store.

(slang, simile, somewhat derogatory, rare) Extremely busy.


couldn't piss a hole in the snow

For quotations using this term, see Citations:couldn't piss a hole in the snow.

couldn't pour water out of a boot#English

(vulgar) Is incompetent and not capable; synonym of couldn't pour water out of a boot.


take a Bex

From an advertising campaign for Bex (compound analgesic), named after the company that produced it, Beckers Pty Ltd.

(Australia, colloquial, imperative) Chill out; calm down.


in complement

The sixth Bishop of Ely had very curious arms, for he bore both sun and moon on his shield, the sun "in his splendour" and the moon "in her complement".

1912, Allen Phoebe, Peeps at Heraldry, page 33:

(heraldry, of a moon) Full and fully illuminated.


The End

Alternative letter-case form of the end.


there lies the rub

therein lies the rub
therein lies the rub#English

Alternative form of therein lies the rub.


IYDK

IYDK, the term describes an unavoidable experience in a person’s life and has inspired a new TikTok trend that proves we have a lot more in common than we think.

2023 July 5, Jillian Giandurco, “What's Your Canon Event? TikTok Wants To Know”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2023-07-18:

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of if you didn't know.


catch oneself on

"Big Pat's still wearing his hair like two floppy ears on a dog. He's amazing: wouldn't you think his wife or someone would tell him to catch himself on."

2011, Colin Neill, Turas: A Story of Strangers in a Strange Land, page 68:

(Ireland, colloquial, chiefly imperative) To stop being silly; to behave in the proper, expected way; to recover sensibility.


in sickness and in health

(set phrase) Used in Catholic wedding vows, signifying unwavering love and support even through challenges like illness.


time hangs heavy

A moment when time seems to pass very slowly.


time hangs heavily

time hangs heavy
time hangs heavy#English


when the balloon goes up

(informal) When action, excitement, or trouble begins.


IFB

Alternative form: ifb

(Internet slang) Initialism of I follow back.


I swear

I swear, if he comes nosing around here one more time!

(colloquial) Expressing frustration, as if to threaten consequences.

I swear that I am telling the truth.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, swear.


yuck fou

"Shut up and bring on the smut, Ronnie!" someone shouted. "Yuck fou, Clarence Duff."

2007, Duff Brenna, The Altar of the Body: A Novel, Picador, →ISBN, page 116:

'Just don't take the piss, right? 'Yuck Fou,' the dwarf returned jovially.

2013, Stan Nicholls, The Complete Orcs, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

I tossed the ring box on my nightstand and it opened. The diamond ring stared at me. “Yuck Fou,” I slurred, my eyelids drooping as the room began to spin.

2018, Ian Mark, Love from Amanda to Zoey, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:


in there like swimwear

(UK, slang) A sure thing or that a goal is guaranteed in a sports match.


on death's doorstep

Probably a shortening of the phrasal verb sit on death's doorstep.

By the time she decided to seek help from a Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center near her village, she was on death's doorstep: dizzy and unable to walk, much less work.

2017, Anat Rosenthal, Health on Delivery:

But in my family, you follow through on your commitments and show up at school or work unless you are on death's doorstep. But maybe I was on death's doorstep, because Mom and I didn't even discuss the idea of my leaving the house.

2018, Leila Sales, If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say:

Look, we all know that some of the things that we do will put us on death's doorstep one day.

2020, Peter J. Adams, Reflecting on the Inevitable, page 218:


as clever as a cartload of monkeys

(UK, idiomatic) Very clever, cunning or mischievous.


like a monkey on a stick

(simile, informal) To be restless and agitated.


it is not every day

it's not every day
it's not every day#English


cash is king

(business, finance, informal) A colloquial phrase sometimes used in analyzing businesses or investment portfolios. It may also refer to the importance of cash flow in the overall fiscal health of a business.


money is no object

(idiom) No price cost is too great to achieve a certain objective; all efforts will be expended.


all over one like a cheap suit

all over someone like a rash
all over someone like a rash#English

Synonym of all over someone like a rash.


IKWYM

Yeah, ikwym. It can just ours for now

2018, Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson, Eleanor Wood, Floored, →ISBN:

Carlos: Lol. IKWYM. Just so you know, he was like that back in high school, way before massage school.

Cecily: "Ya IKWYM" / "It'll be good tho" / "Change can be good"

2021, Lisa Greenwald, TBH #8: TBH, I Don't Want to Say Good-bye, →ISBN:

(text messaging, Internet slang) Initialism of I know what you mean.


weird flex but OK

weird flex, but OK
weird flex, but OK#English


the way things are going

Near-synonym: at this rate

Christ, you know it ain't easy.
You know how hard it can be.
The way things are going·
They're gonna crucify me.

1969, John Lennon, “The Ballad of John and Yoko”, performed by The Beatles:

If the current situation does not change, if it continues like this.


time is ripe

Near-synonym: time is up

(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the and often followed by for) A suitable time has arrived for a particular activity.


I beg your pudding

(UK, colloquial, humorous) I beg your pardon.


the wheel has come full circle

Referring to something that has changed greatly and has now reverted to its original state or position; the emblem of mutability.


in the stratosphere

(idiomatic) Having attained an exceptionally high level of something, particularly success.


into the stratosphere

in the stratosphere
in the stratosphere#English

Alternative form of in the stratosphere.


it's only a matter of time

An event or occurrence is inevitable and will definitely occur at a future date.


it's a matter of time

it's only a matter of time
it's only a matter of time#English


what do you make the time

what time do you make it
what time do you make it#English

Alternative form of what time do you make it.


how do you sleep at night

how can you sleep at night
how can you sleep at night#English

Alternative form of how can you sleep at night.


'ark at 'ee

/ˌɑː(ɹ)k ət ˈiː/

From hark (“listen”) + at + 'ee (“variant of ye or thee”) or he (“third-person singular”); imitative of the pronunciation used by some natives of Bristol and the West Country of England.

‘Look at that water! No wonder Duddle said he wouldn’t dare take the raft down this way; it’s dreadful!’ / Togget pointed ahead. ‘Yurr oi think et wursens yonder, ’ark at ee roaren et makes!’

1995, Brian Jacques, The Outcast of Redwall: A Tale from Redwall (A Tale of Redwall; 8), London: Hutchinson, →ISBN; republished as Outcast of Redwall, London: Red Fox, 2007, →ISBN, book 3 (The Warrior’s Reckoning), page 305:

‘Is that you … Bristol George?’
 ‘Ark at ’ee – Bristol George, hah! Jus’ George, laaad jus’ George.’

2013, Ben Gwalchmai, chapter 15, in Purefinder, Lanham, Md.: John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:

(Bristol and West Country, informal) Listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it.

klausos tevi

listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it

Then a lady came into the shop and saw the T-shirts and said ‘ark at ee’ so that was the next one we did.

2012 March 29, Emma Kasprzak, “Yeah but no but: Is the Bristol accent gert lush?”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2017-07-06:

Ark at ee, it’s our old friend MARK ‘NOT THAT ONE’ OWEN, the moribund boss of troubled equine charity HorseWorld!

2014 February 4, “Jooohn Ag”, “Failed Charity Boss Announces 2014 Tour! Unionised Workers Not Invited!”, in The Bristolian, archived from the original on 2017-10-22:

(Bristol and West Country, informal) Used to draw attention to something or someone.


don't diet, try it

(informal, humorous) One should enjoy all and various kinds of foods and delicacies, rather than being concerned with becoming overweight.


after me the deluge

A nihilistic expression of indifference to whatever happens after one is gone.


it's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean

(colloquial) In sexual activity, the size of the penis is less important than the way it is moved.


more plates, more dates

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(bodybuilding, slang) A physique of a male that is well-developed is more attractive to the opposite sex.


curls for the girls

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(slang, bodybuilding) Well-developed biceps as a result of bicep curl exercises are attractive to the opposite sex.


Hatfields and McCoys

the Hatfields and the McCoys
the Hatfields and the McCoys#English

Alternative form of the Hatfields and the McCoys.


the Hatfields and the McCoys

(informal) Any group or pair of parties engaged in a long-lasting feud.


checks play

(gambling) In blackjack, an announcement made by the dealer when a player bets more than (some fixed) amount, or when a player suddenly changes their bet size.


louder for the people at the back

Suggesting an event with an audience, where those at the back may be less able to hear.

say it louder for the ones in the back (alternative)

(colloquial) Expressing strong support for another's viewpoint.


with apologies to

With apologies to Jonathan Swift, May I make a “modest proposal?”

2000, Howard Noel, I'm the Other Man in My Own Marriage!, page 122:

Losing one's hearing suggests carelessness at best (with apologies to Oscar Wilde) and damnation at worst (in the biblical sense).

2016, Anthony Hogan, Rebecca Phillips, Hearing Impairment and Hearing Disability, page 5:

A conventional way of attributing credit to somebody whose ideas or works one is adapting or parodying.


do it to it

Let's do it to it!

(uncommon, US) Used to encourage action; to get to work; to get the job done.


meet the new boss, same as the old boss

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From the final line of the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend.

(informal, sarcastic) In life, nothing really changes so one should not have illusions.

Pete Townshend
Won't Get Fooled Again
the Who


how the cow ate the cabbage

(US, countrified, uncommon) The unvarnished truth about something or someone, especially when stated to a person who does not want to hear or acknowledge it.

(US, countrified, uncommon) A lesson or instruction about the correct way in which things should be performed, especially when demonstrated through discipline.


spring ahead, fall behind

spring forward, fall back
spring forward, fall back#English

(US, mnemonic) Synonym of spring forward, fall back.


IDG

yh idg that icl

(text messaging) Initialism of I don't get (“I don't understand”), used to express confusion.


wbo

(informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of [I] won't be online.


any way one cuts it

any way one slices it
any way one slices it#English

Alternative form of any way one slices it.


any number of

We're going to run into any number of problems if we adopt that approach.


devil is kissing his wife

devil's beating his wife
devil's beating his wife#English


show someone a thing or two

"You want a subject for an article; come with me and I will show you a thing or two."

1854 February 22, The Adeliade Times, Adelaide, page 3, column 4:

"I'll show those smart Western Districts cow-cockies a thing or two," the new landowner promised.

1982, Roy Higgins and Tom Prior, The Jockey Who Laughed, Hutchinson of Australia, page 15:

An expression used to indicate that one intends to impress others with something.


now I've seen everything

Expressing incredulity on witnessing something surprising.


now I've heard everything

Expressing incredulity on being told something surprising.


no offence

“She looks exactly like your father. Older, of course, and a lady, but I could immediately see the resemblance. The same sticky-out ears that you have. No offence!”

2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:


come on vacation, leave on probation

(US, humorous) A satirical statement implying that travelers in the United States who visit vacation hotspots that are known for their largely permissive atmosphere will usually run into legal trouble.


don't knock it until you've tried it

don't knock it till you've tried it#English

Alternative form of don't knock it till you've tried it.


where got

[ˈwɛː˦ ɡɒt˨]

[ˈwɛː˦ ˈɡɒt˦˧]

Compare Hokkien 佗落有 (tó-lo̍h ū, “how is it […] ?”, literally “where is there”). 有 (“have; there is”) is rendered as got in Singlish.
Also compare Malay mana ada and dialectal Mandarin 哪裡有 /哪里有 (nǎlǐ yǒu).

calque

— Let’s not do this one. Looks damn scary.
— This ride where got scary one?

I don’t see how this ride is supposed to be scary.

Used to challenge the validity of an assertion.

Nowadays where got time?

Used in questions expressing doubt about the existence or occurrence of something.


head

From each word's initial letter forming SOHCAHTOA.

Another high school teacher told me that he uses a similar acrostic, but his is as follows: Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid.

2003 March 5, “Mnemonic Devices” (chapter 9), in Marcia L. Tate, editor, Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2024-03-20, page 93:

"It's easier with a mnemonic," Molly says. "Like… Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid—"

2015 December 1, Eric Lindstrom, chapter 23, in Not If I See You First, Little, Brown Books For Young Readers, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2024-03-19:

[…] I thought my mastery of sines, cosines, and tangents—Some Old Hippie Caught Another Hippie Tripping On Acid—might elevate me to another level of intellectual superiority in my high school; […]

2022 September, Jill Christman, “The Googly Eye”, in If This Were Fiction, archived from the original on 2024-03-20, page 92:

trigonometric function
trigonometric function#English

(trigonometry, humorous) A mnemonic used to help people remember the different trigonometric functions: sine is opposite over hypotenuse; cosine is adjacent over hypotenuse; and tangent is opposite over adjacent.


Ram Ram

See Ram (“Rāma, incarnation of Vishnu”).


YWNBAM

10 is already an oldshit. If you didn't start transing in the womb YWNBAM/W

2023 June 16, u/pleasedontfeedthedog, “I transitioned at 10”, in Reddit, r/transgendercirclejerk, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

Ywnbam get over your fetish for gay men lmaooo

2023 December 9, @flluttrershy, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

if you have an onlyfans ywnbam. yes that includes markiplier. markiplier is a woman

2023 December 4, u/ftincel_, “Trans men are women obviously?”, in Reddit, r/4tran4, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

I like how the people who claim the Baeddels are anti-transmasculine are the ones arguing maleness is a biologically essential trait and not socially constructed implicitly arguing trans men aren't real men. YWNBAM but *progressive*.

2024 March 20, @Sinister_Sophia, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

(Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) Initialism of you will never be a man; used to insult trans men.


nil per os

From Latin nīl (“nothing”) + per (“by means of”) + ōs (“mouth”), literally “nothing by mouth”.

The initial written orders should include: insulin dosage to be administered as soon as the patient appears nil per os, measure all intake and output, and obtain venous blood for measurement of blood or serum urea nitrogen, glucose, acetone [...] and phosphorus.

1971, Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosis and Treatment, volume 3, American Diabetes Association, page 252:

We evaluated the effect of Colestid on enteral feeding-induced diarrhea in a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Nineteen patients who were nil per os (NPO) for 5 days before initiation of enteral feeding were enrolled in the study and treatment continued for 7 days.

1998 June 2, DeMeo, M et al., “Beneficial effect of a bile acid resin binder on enteral feeding induced diarrhea.”, in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, volume 93, number 6, Elsevier, Abstract:

Table 34.3: Nil per os odds ratio

2021 April 2, Couloures, K. G. and Hertzog, J. H., “Adverse Events: Risk Factors, Predictors, and Outcomes”, in Mason, Keira P., editor, Pediatric Sedation Outside of the Operating Room: A Multispecialty International Collaboration, Springer International Publishing, →ISBN, page 669:

(medicine) Nothing by mouth: Nothing may be eaten or drunk.


nil by mouth

Synopsis of After-treatment in all Cases of Perforated Peptic Ulcer.—After recovery from the post-operative shock, raise gradually into high Fowler's position. 1st 24 Hours.—Nil by mouth. Saline with glucose continuously.

1936, Henry [Hamilton] Bailey, Emergency Surgery, John Wright, page 109:

With total paralysis, the following regime is needed; intravenous nutrition (nil by mouth), eye toilets and protection, attention to pressure areas.

1976, Carl Edmonds, Christopher Lowry, John Pennefather, Diving and Subaquatic Medicine, Diving Medical Centre, →ISBN, page 263:

Patients suspected of having appendicitis should be kept nil by mouth, to prepare for surgery.

2022, Rachel Varughese, Anna Mathew, editor, Clinical Guide to Paediatrics, Wiley, →ISBN, page 218:

Synonym of nil per os (“nothing may be eaten or drunk”).


NBM

(medicine) Initialism of nil by mouth (“nothing may be eaten or drunk”).


MHDSRIP

Initialism of may his/her dear soul rest in peace.


if it works, it works

My front bumper is currently only held on by duct tape, but, hey, if it works, it works!

if an action achieves its desired result, one should leave it at that; the outcome of an action is more important than the action itself


when they go low, we go high

(idiomatic) Used to indicate an unwillingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.


you're welcome a million

I think that every boy should get Boys' Life. Thanks a million, Pedro. […]
You're welcome a million, Kurt.

1995 November, “Hitchin' Rack”, in Boys' Life, page 6:

Once the glass was cleared away and I was alone with Aaron, I dropped into the love seat and blew out a sigh of relief. "Thanks a million."
"You're welcome a million. […]

2007 December 18, Deborah Donnelly, Death Takes a Honeymoon, Dell Publishing, →ISBN, page 222:

Gabe: I'm sorry I never really said it before. I should have. / Javier: Thanks a million. / Gabe: You're welcome a million!

2017 May 29, Telltale Games, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier, PS4, PC, Xbox One, iOS, Android:


ur mum

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of your mum.


NNR

(text messaging) Abbreviation of no need to respond or need not respond.

(text messaging, uncommon) Initialism of no, not really.

(UK, parenting, rare) Initialism of not nappy related (used in forums dedicated to nappies (diapers) to signify that the succeeding post is not related to nappies; i.e. it is off-topic).


CTTO

(Philippines, Internet slang) Initialism of credits to the owner (posted on social media to disclaim any copyright on posted material belonging to another).


there's a good time coming

(Scotland, dated) Used to indicate or signify a point in time in the future of good fortune, especially one that has been anticipated or foretold.


upon my soul

My son writes me word that Mr. Vesey's family are angry with me for inserting some lines in the Legion Club touching him. Upon my soul, I never inserted one line in it; and upon the whole, I care not whether they believe me or not.

1736 June 3, Thomas Sheridan, letter to Jonathan Swift:

“Why then, upon my soul,” cries Benjamin, “it would require a great deal of art to keep you from being well after a very few dressings; and if you will suffer me to apply some salve of mine, I will answer for the success.” Jones gave his consent, and the plaister was applied accordingly.

1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

'Now, upon my soul, you know,' said Mr Chuckster, shaking his head gravely, as men are wont to do when they consider things are going a little too far, 'this is altogether such a low-minded affair, that if I didn't feel for the governor, and know that he could never get on without me, I should be obliged to cut the connection.'

1841, Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop:

Oh, no, my dear, I ordered that six months ago, just to be on the safe side. But upon my soul, I was sure then that we'd be on board to-day.

c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1923, →OCLC, Act 2:

(dated) Expressing astonishment or sincerity.


you break it, you buy it

you break it, you bought it (alternative)

A warning to customers that they are obliged to purchase any merchandise that they damage while handling.


if you see something, say something

see something, say something (alternative)

If one witnesses suspicious activity, misconduct, corrupt dealings, or the like, one should report it to the relevant authority.


money makes the world go round

money makes the world go around
money makes the world go around#English

Alternative form of money makes the world go around.


tertium non datur

Borrowed from Latin tertium non datur. Literally, “A third thing is not given.”.

lit

For every proposition, either it is true or its negation is true.


just say no

An advertising campaign prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s, aiming to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no and rejecting peer pressure.


when they go low, we go lower

(humorous, ironic) Used to indicate a desire or willingness to stoop to an adversary's incivility or violence.


when they go low, we go submarine

when they go low, we go lower
when they go low, we go lower#English

Synonym of when they go low, we go lower.


we all bleed red

(informal) All humans are human and are therefore equal.


nice work if you can get it

"Nice work if you can get it to do," returned Tim. "Usually those jobs have so many applicants that they don't pay enough to feed a flea.”

1959, Frank Gill Slaughter, Trio: Three Complete Novels, page 44:

Don't let anyone tell you that you must work overseas to travel —it's nice work if you can get it but if you can't, you can travel just as far if you plan and go about it in the right way.

1963, Norman D. Ford, How to Travel and Get Paid for it, page 6:

One year after he got out of law school, he was chosen to head the Family Law Section of the State Bar— at the ripe old age of 26. —Nice work, if you can get it ... and maybe you can get it, if you're alert (and work your butt off).

1998, Atticus Falcon, Planet Law School, page 278:

Used to describe a job that is unusually desirable, but not easy to get.


what is your problem

rhetorical question
rhetorical question#English

(informal, derogatory) A rhetorical question posed to someone who is being difficult, rude, or unreasonable.


what's your problem

what is your problem
what is your problem#English

Alternative form of what is your problem.


what seems to be the problem

A question posed by a doctor on seeing a patient, to inquire about symptoms.


what is the matter

what's the matter
what's the matter#English


what's your game

(informal) A question posed to a person who is acting suspiciously or secretively


ilyk

(text messaging) Initialism of I'll let you know.


have no fear of ice cold beer

(mnemonic) Used to remember the diatomic stable elements of the periodic table: hydrogen, nitrogen, fluorine, oxygen, iodine, chlorine, bromine


know what I'm saying

do you know what I'm saying
do you know what I'm saying#English

Alternative form of do you know what I'm saying.


so help my tater

(UK, slang, obsolete, euphemistic) Synonym of so help me God.


did my back hurt your knife

“Oh, I'm sorry, Kelly. Did my back hurt your knife?” She doesn't say anything. I tap my foot on the ground impatiently. “Come on. You wanted to talk, so let's talk. Why'd you do it?”
“I never meant to hurt you,” she says.

2011, Lauren Barnholdt, Watch Me, page 253:

"Tara, I'm not sleeping with Celine! You're being crazy!"
[…]
"Oh I'm sorry, did my back hurt your knife?" she asked. She took another almighty swing and smashed the bike's headlight.

(colloquial) Used to draw the attention of a backstabber to their treachery.


ASAYC

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of as soon as you can.


make to order

Coordinate term: make to stock

(supply chain) To make based on the specifications of a particular customer.


make to stock

Coordinate term: make to order

(supply chain) Manufacture with the intention of storing as inventory before customer orders are received.


DOCTOR

SER is used to classify or identify attributes like, description, occupation, characteristic, time, origin or relationship. The acronym D-O-C-T-O-R could be helpful to remember it.

2016 May, Edwin Alverio, ¡Manos a la Obra!, page 60:

You can use the acronyms DOCTOR and PLACE to help you remember ser vs. estar, particularly for more specific cases when you’re not sure which verb to use.

2021 November 18, Lydia Schapiro, “Ser and Estar: Mastering Spanish Conjugations”, in My Private Professor:

Let's look at DOCTOR and ser first. To recap, ser is used when discussing permanent states – about what something is – and this acronym is a useful trick to remind us what those permanent states are.

2023 November 21, Nadiia Mykhalevych, “Ser vs. estar: Understanding Spanish “to be” verbs”, in Preply Blog:

A mnemonic to help remember the difference between the Spanish verbs ser and estar (both meaning "to be"); ser is generally used for: Descriptions, Occupations, Characteristics, Times, Origins, and Relationships.


nuttier than squirrel poop

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From the double meaning of the word nutty: containing nuts, like in the excrement of a squirrel; and crazy.

nuttier than squirrel shit (alternative)

Stewart—in his tussles with various anchors at the nework^([sic])—made a big issue about them laying off President Bush while going after Obama—which, as I've said before in other places, is nuttier than squirrel poop.

2014 January 7, Greg Gutfeld, The Joy of Hate, Crown Forum, →ISBN, page 53:

They wouldn't understand how I could love someone who had hurt so many—who had hurt me too. And yet...I had loved him. I'd loved my father too. Love wasn't ever rational, but in my case, it was nuttier than squirrel poop.

2017 September 9, Meghan O’Flynn, Redemption, Pygmalion Publishing, →ISBN:

You'll soon see I'm nuttier than squirrel poop, but don't let me scare you away.

2019 February 5, Yara Zgheib, The Girls at 17 Swann Street, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:

(simile, slang, somewhat childish) Very nutty; crazy.


nuttier than squirrel shit

nuttier than squirrel poop (alternative)

He was a marked man; it would be like strapping a target to his chest and crossing a rifle range. This is nuttier than squirrel shit.

2007 November 1, Stephen Walton, Jack, →ISBN, page 275:

I mean, I know that Drusilla has considered Lucy her soulmate since Lucy got her the part of a plum in a yogurt advert, but the woman is nuttier than squirrel shit.

2010 May 26, Ben Elton, Inconceivable, Delta Publishing, →ISBN:

"Is that what she's got?" George said. "I just thought she was nuttier than squirrel shit."

2024 February 6, Craig Conrad, The Wind Walker, Xlibris, →ISBN:

(simile, slang, vulgar) Very nutty; crazy.


see something, say something

if you see something, say something#English

Alternative form of if you see something, say something.


order to cash

The cycle of business events that happens from the time a customer places an order until the time the customer pays for the order, including customer data entry, lead management, order entry, order fulfillment, distribution, invoicing, and collections.


procure to pay

(business, finance) The business events that link the procurement process with the financial functions of a business, including supply management, requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, invoice reconciliation, and accounts payable.


ship and let ship

The second way the fandom anti is seen to transgress fandom mores is to ignore the fandom etiquette of "Ship and Let Ship" and attempt to impose their definition of appropriateness on popular character pairings, or ships, in various media texts.

2024 January 1, Rukmini Pande, “"Get out of here you anti": Historizing the Operation of Structural Racism in Media Fandom”, in Feminist Media Histories, volume 10, number 1, Oakland, C.A.: University of California Press, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 114–115:

(fandom slang) A pro-shipper slogan encouraging fans to focus on their preferred ships, avoiding ship wars and discourse over which ships are acceptable.


you hear what I'm saying

you know what I mean
you know what I mean#English


I'm a poet and I didn't even know it

... I'm a poet, and I didn't even know it,” she giggles to herself. “You're insane,” I groan. “Now, now, Olivia. There's no need for name-calling,” she says in a mock scolding tone. “I'm so tired...” I say as everything fades away again[…]

2020 October 18, Diane Anthony, The Remnant, Authors 4 Authors Publishing, →ISBN, page 81:

Used when the speaker accidentally said something that rhymes.


own time, own target

Own time, own target. Army use: To perform a task at one’s own leisure or by using one’s discretion. Civilian use: Ditto. Example: This assignment doesn’t have an urgent deadline, so own time, own target.

2005 June 19, Hong Xinyi, The Sunday Times, quoted in Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English, Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited:

[…] it’s at your own time and own target. And you can have fun with your friends.

2023 December 12, Christine Tan, quoting Tedrick Tay, “Festival showcases card and digital games on social issues, including mental health”, in The Straits Times, Singapore:

(Singapore, slang) Without hurry or urgency, at one's own pace.


OTOT

own time, own target
own time, own target#English

(Singapore, slang) Initialism of own time, own target: at one's own pace.


more confusing than a Rubik's cube

From the perceived complexity in solving a Rubik's cube.

We’ve all been there – a conference with a less than exciting keynote speech, panel discussions that don’t connect with the audience and PowerPoint presentations that are more confusing than a Rubik’s Cube.

2014 August 18, Rebecca Bagley, “How 'Unconferences' Unleash Innovative Ideas”, in Forbes:

The contradictions were more confusing than a Rubik's Cube.

2015 September, Cynthia Reese, Anna Adams, Cerella Sechrist, Loree Lough, Harlequin Heartwarming September 2015 Box Set, →ISBN:

The pricing plans can be more confusing than a Rubik's cube!

2020 November 24, John Longo, Tyler Longo, Buffett's Tips, →ISBN, page 225:


all style and no substance

Used to describe an entity that looks flashy and attractive, but is impractical and inefficient in practice.


RVSVP

Initialism of French "répondez vite s'il vous plaît" ("please reply quickly").

Used in writing to request a prompt reply to an invitation.


while you're down there

I was so tempted to say, "While you're down there love," but thought better of it, which is unusual for me. I mean, a pretty young lady with her head at the same height as my crotch is a promising position for any man to be in.

2009 January 1, Chris Gooderham, Endurance Bunny and the Small Shrivelled Organ - St Davids to Lowestoft Cycle Ride, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 42:

"While you're down there, love..." he says, his smut-filled grin prompting giggles from the surrounding seats. Cue face-burn, and ninety minutes of disbelief.

2016 June 16, Anna Kessel, Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can Change Our Lives, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:

I squatted so I wouldn't have to bend and started picking up pieces of the mug. He watched me, and I knew this was the kind of display he appreciated . "While you're down there," he said, tugging at his crotch.

2018 October 23, Tammy Lynne Stoner, Sugar Land, Red Hen Press, →ISBN:

(humorous, vulgar or offensive) Said when a person bends over near the speaker, with the implication that the addressee should perform oral sex on the speaker.


take it or leave it alone

Before the 'flu' arrived, some of us may have felt of the motion picture that we could "take it or leave it alone." Our belief is slipping. Now that the excitement of the loan drive is over we begin to realize our deprivation.

1918 October 22, “We Miss Our Movies”, in Chicago Herald And Examiner:

There are others who tell how they drank for years without ever getting into any trouble. As social drinkers "they could take it or leave it alone." Then, over time, they found themselves drinking more, and for longer periods of time.

1979 December 8, Dick Bowring, “HATS Helps Gay Alcoholics”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 20, page 11:

Mrs S loves crab but I can take it or leave it alone.

2022 March 8, Sn!pe, “Food Glorious Food”, in alt.sixtyplus (Usenet):

take it or leave it
take it or leave it#English

(uncommon) Alternative form of take it or leave it (sense 2)


the last of pea-time

(idiomatic, informal) A time or condition of decline, indigence or exhaustion; a person or object in such a condition.


pea-time is past

(idiomatic, informal, rare) Something is ruined or gone beyond recall.


good time coming

there's a good time coming
there's a good time coming#English

Alternative form of there's a good time coming.


time stands still

Life without love is load; and time stands still; what we refuse to him, to Death we give, And then, then only, when we love, we live.

1735, William Congreve, Plays ... In two volumes, page 39:

Each long moment seems a day, time stands still, when she's away.

1741, Mr. Theobald (Lewis), The Happy Captive, An English Opera:

When one event is continuous, time stands still; for we form no idea of time by the presence or continuance of a single event but we do so by the change of other events at the time.

1828, Abner Kneeland (contributor), The Olive Branch and Christian Inquirer:

In a good wild high-mountain storm, it would be a majestic ride through heaven and hell, a time-stands-still trip in a region of pure awe and undiluted fear.

2004, Phil Condon, Montana Surround: Land, Water, Nature, and Place, Big Earth Publishing, →ISBN, page 52:

Used to emphasize a moment in time that is either catastrophic or even enjoyable in which one's sense of time is frozen or suspended.

[…] unconsciously and innocently succumb to the timeless paganism of a country where time stands still and the ancient ways of humanity know nothing about stock markets and finance capitalism.

Travel by luxurious jet to a town where time stands still and the houses are festooned with bright streamers for the ancient Summer Star festival. Stay in a 17th-century ryokan (inn) and enjoy ham and eggs for breakfast.

If your visit to the time-stands-still village of Metsovo - high in the snowy mountains a couple of hours' drive due west of Kalambaka - is at Easter, you're in for a succession of special treats[…]

Every year since this bicentennial event, the batteaux have raced from Lynchburg to Richmond, easily slipping from one century back into another for a few glorious days when time stands still.

2004, Clifton W. Potter, Dorothy Bundy Turner Potter, Lynchburg: A City Set on Seven Hills, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 148:

Time stands still in this quiet little spot, with its quaint old-fashioned decor, swathes of lace and brown table linen.

2011 July 8, Time Out Guides Ltd, Time Out Barcelona 14th edition, Random House, →ISBN:

Inside the smallest and plainest of the trio, a time-stands-still kind of sight awaits—different-sized gaskets hang from hooks on the wall, waiting patiently for more than half a century to be placed on machinery long gone.

2016, Richard Panchyk, Hidden History of Long Island, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 30:

I need a small Tuscan village where time stands still, where creativity can unfurl and my own soul can breathe.

2024 March 5, Angela Correll, Restored in Tuscany: A True Story of Facing Loss, Finding Beauty, and Living Forward in Hope, Harvest House Publishers, →ISBN, page 16:

Used to state that something, especially a place, has an archaic, anachronistic or historic feeling.


under one roof

And as a further part of such a system, it is claimed that the farm must be devoted to a specialty, or a few specialties, on the ground that it would be almost as fatal to success to admit mixed farming, as it would be to attempt the production of several kinds of manufactures under one roof and establishment.

1888, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 33, page 34:


no thoughts, head empty

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(Internet slang) Used to acknowledge that someone is absent-minded or zoned out.


hear me out

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hear out.


the pleasure is all mine

If it has been of any use the pleasure is all mine.

1905, George G. Rockwood, “Reception Room Methods”, in Wilson's Photographic Magazine, volume 42, page 411:

"Hi, Mr. Boroff, it's my pleasure to meet you." "Please call me Ned, Lauren, and the pleasure is all mine. […]"

2011, Larry Williams, Vengeance Is Mine, page 27:

Marcelino stood up and held his hand out to me, saying in perfect Spanish, "Much Gusto, Commandantico." "The pleasure is all mine'.”

2016, Julio Antonio del Marmol, The Havana Conspiracies: Rites of Passage of a Master Spy:

Used to politely accept someone's gratitude, words of appreciation, or an indication that one has been helpful and to express that one is happy to have done whatever inspired that gratitude or appreciation.


cut with a knife and fork

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I'm not exactly spectacular at the moment with a gammy knee that sometimes lets me down and hair that looks as if it's been cut with a knife and fork.

2009, Abigail Gordon, A Summer Wedding at Willowmere, page 31:

His short hair looked as if it had been cut with a knife and fork and he had attempted to grow a goatee beard and moustache.

2016, Kenneth J. Hall, The Learning Curve:

(humorous) Describing a sloppy or unattractive haircut.


p&e

According to your posted excerpts, Mayer does not blame Nazism on the Soviets or "Judeo-Bolsheviks." He does blame the mass murder of Jews on the Nazis' failing campaign against the Soviet Union -- and that assertion is the controversial part of his book, as far as I can tell from the review posted here. However, what you say he "proves abundantly" does not appear in the excerpt you posted. Could you provide a page cite to where he DOES prove that? (And can you explain how he proves it without any supporting source material?)
P&E

1994 November 10, The only Golux in the World, and not a mere Device, “Persecution of the SS”, in alt.revisionism (Usenet):

Let us know if it works. I'm not aware of anyone actually doing it. A pic would be nice too. (but don't post it in the group)
p&e <- means posted and emailed

1998 August 28, Rick Sammartino, “Hiya Everybody!”, in alt.fan.sailor-moon (Usenet):

[p&e]
BTW, posting and emailing is a habit I brought to AQ from another group, and is not considered necessary here.

2003 September 8, David C Kifer, “Killing for the Greater Good (was: Re: some favourite quotes)”, in alt.quotations (Usenet):

p&e
Barb, I've already typed a reminder so you don't have to which I'll post on Sunday. It's in my "Send Later" file which pops up automatically to remind me.:)

2004 December 10, Archer, “Barb”, in alt.med.fibromyalgia (Usenet):

(obsolete) Initialism of posted and emailed.


(Internet slang, text messaging, Australia) Initialism of have a good one (have a good one).


wtm

(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of what's the mood.