A phrase of exasperation. When you've tried to talk sense into someone, but it hasn't worked. When advice you've given is taken in completely the wrong way. Conversely, it is now also used as someone not caring about heeding another's advice or anything that makes sense. Started as an auto-correct fail.
I told Katie that John cheated on her, but she refused to believe it and is now mad at me. Rabbit ears being lazy, you know?
We told Jack to follow his heart. We didn't think it would lead to a spontaneous trip to Thailand, and a week in a Bangkok jail. Oh well. Rabbit ears being lazy.
Then Maury goes, "You are not the father." And I was like, "Rabbit ears being lazy now, bitch."
What you'll see if you pull your front pants pockets completely inside-out; performing this action empties the entire contents of your pockets -- even tobacco fragments and lint cannot escape detection here.
When somebody points at your pockets and demands to see rabbit ears, you are unquestionably being accused of theft.
{Josh}: Drake, empty those pockets! I have a $50 bill missing and I'm pretty sure that you took it.
{Drake}: {listlessly pulling things out of his pockets}
{Josh}: Cummon Drake, let's see some rabbit ears!
{Drake pulls his pockets inside-out; a $50 bill flutters to the ground}
{Josh}: I knew it, you lowlife butt wagon! It's a good thing that I won't call the fuzz and have your ass hauled off to the city joint!!!
What you say to someone when you want them to dole out the contents of their pants pockets by pulling them completely out, hence, the pockets will give the appearance of 'rabbit ears. Works best when used in a very threatening or demanding tone.
"Show me what you got in your pockets kid, I wannaseeRABBIT EARS right now!"