A common saying when texting where when someone is pointed out on some outlandish statement or action, or when a good point is made, after which the person goes silent.
Friend 1: I'm telling you, I'm not a vampire!
Friend 2: You screamed when I threw water from a church on you...
Friend 1: That was just a reflex! Anyone would scream if cold water was unexpectedly thrown on them!
Friend 2: *silence*
Friend 1: Now, the badger goes silent
Friend 2: You screamed when I threw water from a church on you...
Friend 1: That was just a reflex! Anyone would scream if cold water was unexpectedly thrown on them!
Friend 2: *silence*
Friend 1: Now, the badger goes silent
by Imnotthough December 30, 2024
Get the now, the badger goes silentmug. A term used in software engineering to define a period of time before a promised feature or bugfix will be released. The period of time is usually, “Never.”
We'd like to thank all or users for their patience and forbearance during really difficult time, and we'd like to announce that all the feature requests and critical bugfixes will be released Real Soon Now™.
by tariqk December 5, 2021
Get the Real Soon Now™mug. 
Hym "Am I happy now? No. Now do the one with down syndrome. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! See? You're trapped in the cascade of ever escalating meanness! Just like I am! You have no choice but to continue doubling down until you've made your point! Just like me! A prisoner forever until someone lets you out! HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
by Hym Iam June 12, 2022
Get the Nowmug. 
Hym "Go to heaven now. Killing children is the only way to save them from sin. They are innocent now but THEY WILL SIN EVENTUALLY. And then it's forever fire."
by Hym Iam October 23, 2025
Get the Go to Heaven nowmug. A social theory describing the phenomenon where adults in American society display the emotional maturity, decision-making skills, and behavioral patterns of twelve-year-olds.
Origin: Coined by Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer on Bluesky) as a "unified theory of American reality" that went viral on social media in 2025.
Origin: Coined by Patrick Cosmos (@veryimportant.lawyer on Bluesky) as a "unified theory of American reality" that went viral on social media in 2025.
Example 1: "Did you see how that guy threw a tantrum when his coffee order was wrong? Everyone is twelve now."
Example 2: "'Everyone is twelve now', she complained, when in response to HuffPost’s query about who suggested Budapest, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded, 'Your mom did', and White House communications director Steven Cheung replied: 'Your mom'."
Example 2: "'Everyone is twelve now', she complained, when in response to HuffPost’s query about who suggested Budapest, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded, 'Your mom did', and White House communications director Steven Cheung replied: 'Your mom'."
by patchmonkey October 17, 2025
Get the Everyone is Twelve Nowmug.