phrase General Slang

Make The Scene

/meɪk ðə siːn/ · phrase · slang

To show up where the action is — to attend, participate, and be part of the happening.

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Definitions

1

To succeed at fitting into or handling a situation.

“She can make any scene look easy.”
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2

To show up at a gathering, club, or event; to be present where it's happening.

“You gonna make the scene at the coffeehouse tonight?”
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3

To participate in or be part of a particular subculture or activity.

“He's been making the jazz scene since he was sixteen.”
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Make The Scene In A Sentence

Everybody who's anybody made the scene at that loft party.
We'll make the scene around midnight.
He couldn't quite make the scene with the older cats.

Origin & Usage

From 1950s jazz and beat slang, where 'the scene' meant the place where things were happening; to 'make' it was to show up and take part. It captured the beat preoccupation with being where the real action was.

Variants dig the scenesplit the scene
Tags #beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage#social

People Also Ask

What does make the scene mean in slang?

It means to show up where the action is and take part — to attend the happening and be present in it.

Where did make the scene come from?

From 1950s jazz and beat slang, where 'the scene' was the place things were happening and 'making' it meant showing up and participating.

What's 'the scene'?

It's wherever the action and the in-crowd are — a club, a party, a subculture. Beatniks lived to be part of the right scene.

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