Results for “like a cat on a hot tin roof”

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like a house on fire
phrase

Getting along extremely well.

#australian#aussie#idiom#relationships
likear
verb

To like (a post).

#spanish#spanglish#latino#tech
like
particle

A sentence-final filler / verbal full stop

#british#regional#particle#grammar
like a bat out of hell
phrase

Extremely fast.

#american#regional#speed#idiom
like white on rice
phrase

Very close; inseparable or all over something.

#american#regional#idiom#closeness
Like, Totally
phrase

The signature Valley-girl filler combo meaning 'absolutely' or 'for sure.'

#80s#american#pop
Like, For Sure
phrase

Valley-girl for 'definitely' or 'absolutely' — often crunched into 'fer sure.'

#80s#american#pop
Like Crazy
adverb

To an intense or wild degree — the beat-era way of saying 'a whole lot.'

#beatnik#1950s#beat-generation#vintage
busy as a cat on a hot tin roof
phrase

Extremely busy or restless.

#american#regional#busy#simile
shotting
verb

UK street slang for dealing drugs.

#uk-drill#london#drugs#mle
creating his own shot
phrase

Getting a good look without help from teammates

#sports#offense#skill
shooting your shot
phrase

Making a bold move to express romantic interest despite the risk.

#dating#relationships#approach#bold
grinnin' like a possum eatin' a sweet tater
phrase

Smiling broadly and contentedly.

#american#regional#happy#simile
sweat / sweating
noun

A wildly tryhard player who plays every casual match like a grand final.

#fortnite#tryhard#attitude
hot take
noun

A short, deliberately provocative opinion fired off for reaction.

#twitter#discourse#opinion
shitposting 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#twitter#4chan#comedy#imageboards
I like the stock
phrase

Roaring Kitty's catchphrase, now WSB shorthand for refusing to call it advice.

#wallstreetbets#gamestop#meme-stocks#catchphrase
fit like?
phrase

Doric greeting — 'how are you?'

#scottish#doric#aberdeen#greeting
the sun is splitting the stones
phrase

It's so hot the rocks are cracking — Irish for a proper scorcher.

#irish#ireland#weather#hiberno-english
Hot Wrench
noun

Heating a seized bolt with a torch so it'll finally turn.

#construction#welding#trades#tools
stunting
verb

Tricking or swindling to survive, like shoplifting or a dine-and-dash.

#ballroom#lgbtq#survival#nyc
carrying on like a pork chop
phrase

Making a fuss; overreacting.

#australian#aussie#idiom#humour
stinker
noun

an extremely hot day

#australian#aussie#weather
vesting
noun

Locking allocated tokens to release gradually over time.

#crypto#web3#tokens#economics
putting on a clinic
phrase

Playing so well it looks like a teaching demo

#sports#performance
catch-and-shoot
noun

Shooting immediately off a pass

#sports#shooting#offense
hot meds
noun

Medication taken under nurse supervision.

#prison#criminal#medical#procedure
catching a ride
phrase

Getting high on another inmate's drugs.

#prison#criminal#drugs#urban-lingo
sexting 18+
verb

Mature content — open to view.

#dating#relationships#explicit#texting
we like the stock
phrase

Deadpan justification for holding, no matter the price action.

#finance#stocks#wsb#holding
three hots and a cot
phrase

A patient presenting mainly for food and a bed

#medical#nursing#social#behaviour
eating the twinkie
phrase

Cardiac-cath term for advancing the catheter through the coronary

#medical#nursing#cardiac#procedure
shotacon 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#anime#weeb#genre#controversial
Catfish
noun

Someone who uses a fake online identity to deceive people, especially in dating — or the act of doing so.

#internet#dating#2010s#meme
Cattle Truck
noun

GI slang for the cramped troop transport that hauled men packed in like livestock.

#1940s#wartime#swing#vintage
Pocketing
verb

Dating someone but hiding them from your friends, family, and socials like they're a secret.

#gen-z#dating#internet#relationships
Ghosting
noun

Suddenly cutting off all contact with someone, with no explanation — vanishing like a ghost.

#dating#internet#2010s#relationships
Catch Flights, Not Feelings
phrase

A mantra about staying detached, chasing travel and freedom instead of getting attached.

#gen-z#dating#internet#aave
dropshot
noun

Going prone mid-gunfight to drop under their aim and win the close-range duel.

#fps#callofduty#technique#movement
mounting
noun

Resting your gun on a surface to kill the recoil and lock down a lane.

#call of duty#fps#mechanic#recoil