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This is real life. 

A phrase used to express seriousness, or actuality. When the legitimacy of someone's threatening attitude is challenged, or the realness of an event or sight is questionable, etc., this phrase is used to confirm it. Can be used in place of "for real" or "seriously" or "fo shizzle" or any other phrase of that nature.
Person 1: Girl, I will CUT... YOU...
Person 2: Haha, yeah right..
Person 1: I'm going to cut you. This is real life.

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this is not real life 

an angieism used when something is outrageous, unreasonable, or inconceivable.
mr. welsch passes out an frq so hard that it makes you want to kill yourself. "this is not real life" describes the overall difficulty of the question and the consensus of the class that we have no idea what we are doing.

Is This Real Life? 

N. A term used when something redunkulous just happened. Generally used when one is in complete shock and can't put into words what they are thinking.

N. A term used when something really good happened and one is extremely happy. Substitute for OMG, Seriously?, or Are you kidding me?
Kristen: He just blocked me on Facebook.
Sarah: Why??
Kristen: He said I was a creeper..
Sarah: Is this real life??? You freaking hate him!
Kristen: That's what I'm sayin!

Bentley: Farrah, I've liked you since we met in 7th grade. I have been scared to tell you my feelings because I didn't want to lose you..
Farrah: Is this real life? I've always loved you too!

Is this real life? 

Or is it fantasy? Caught in a landslide. No escape from reality
Guy 1: Is this real life?
Guy 2: Or is this fantasy?

Guy 1: Caught in a landslide

Guy 2: No escape from reality
Guy 3: What the fuck is happening here?
Is this real life? by Flare! April 2, 2020

Is this Real Life? 

Going hard every chance you get, never looking back on the decisions you made because at the time you know in your heart that they were the right decisions to make at that time.
Brian - Let's do jaeger bombs!
Jansen - i'm too drunk to taste this chicken
Brian - (takes shots)
Jansen - (takes shots)
Brian - is this real life?

Is this the real life? 

When you hear these words on the radio, you better shut up and listen. Queen is about to blow you away.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality.