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Because I'm a Catholic, right?

(N) When you're pushed to the corner during a debate or an argument, and you have no valid points to put across, you may use this slang to save your face and guilt your opponent. This is an important victim card in India.
Policemen caught Joe riding without license. They urged him to come to the nearby police station as punishment. Joe instead of accepting his crime, said : "you caught me Because I'm a Catholic, right?"

The policemen, feared of being called communal, let him go.
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Because I can 

An absolute and valid verbal justification of any action that is seemingly without a clear goal or purpose.
This expression is used to quickly make someone realize that the action in itself is so mindnumbingly cool and awe-inspiring that a purpose is no longer necessary.
Q: Why on earth would you want to play "Für Elise" on an HP Scanner!

A: Because I can

Because I Can 

A phrase often uttered by people who have absolutely no logical reason for doing something when asked why they are doing said thing in the first place.
Bob: "Why did you burn down that house?"
Joe: "Because I can."
Because I Can by VectorFluxion April 23, 2020

Because I'm Batman 

Overall its a justifiable excuse for when you do something completely amazing or really stupid. From passing an exam to accidental setting your house on fire due to the fact that you didn't catch that last flaming chainsaw.
Example 1

Guy 1: "Dude how did you score with mandy last night?"

Guy 2: "Because I'm Batman!!"

Example 2

Officer: "Sir do you know how fast you were going?"

Guy 3: "It doesn't matter how fast I was going because I'm Batman!!!"

Because I'm Rick James, bitch! 

"I'm Rick James, bitch!" is a phrase made popular by Dave Chappelle through some hilarious sketches. Someone added because to the beginning, and now "Because I'm Rick James, bitch!" is an explanation for anything.
Teacher: Why did you give me an apple with a fishhook in it?
Student: Because I'm Rick James, bitch!
Teacher: I don't understand.
Student: What did the five fingers say to the face?
Teacher: What?
Student: <bitch slap>

Girlfriend: Why did you ceaht on me, you bastard!?
Boyfriend: Because I'm Rick James, bitch!
Girlfirend: Oooh, I love it when you talk dirty.
Boyfriend: That's right, bitch!

Judge: Why did you shoot this man?
Criminal: Because I'm Rick James, bitch!
Judge: Case dismissed.
Criminal: Take that, prosecuting biatches!

Because I said so! 

An imperious reply that an authority figure --- most often a parent --- impatiently tells someone under his/her care when he does not wish to admit that there is literally no good/valid reason why said dependent should have to comply with the directive, but the authority figure doesn't want to admit it.
Kids are smarter than you think --- if you tell them, "Because I said so!" even just once, they will never trust your judgement again.
Because I said so! by QuacksO October 30, 2018

Because I got high 

Song by afroman. An excuse for everything
I was gonna fuck you. But I didnt, Because I got high