Standing on the plank

Waiting for the worse of a situation but hoping for a different outcome.

I’ve been standing on the plank for days now, waiting for everything to fall apart but still hoping it won’t.

by Kewio (beatsbyjxz) April 23, 2025

stand up/stood up

Normally pertaining to romance, dates, and drama.

1. /STAND UP/ verb, when a person performs the action of ignoring plans to meet with another person that they previously agreed to.

2. /STOOD UP/ verb, ad-verb, the past tense of stand up, normally used to describe the person being ignored.

Stand up/stood up
1. A: hey, you gonna go on that date with jim?
B: nah, I'll probably just stand him up.

2. A: why do you look so down?
B: I got Stood up last night. (Got being the main verb and stood up being the adverb)

by Joe-mah-moe November 14, 2023

Standing On Business

A saying commonly used in the Black American (Soulaan) community to express the serious of one’s beliefs or, actions.

1. When it comes to maintaining my reputation, I stands on business.

2. He thought I was going to stay quiet about the situation, but I was standing on business.

by SoulaaniSpeaks November 26, 2024

Stand-me-still

If you are talking to multiple people on AIM and just out of coincidence, nobody responds for a short period of time.

Person A is talking to B and C. A types a message to B and then types a message to C, but neither respond right away.

and so, it's a stand-me-still.

by Pseudomeyeudo August 8, 2009

American Stand-off

When 4 or more people are pointing weapons at each other ready for action.

I thought it was a group of friends at a party, it turned out to be an American stand-off!!

by Kanaryellow901 July 21, 2025

Picture stand

A thing hung on ur wall that has pictures on it and is named by gharabawy.

Gharabawy loves the picture stand on jumanas wall.

by Charli Demagorgan July 25, 2021

Hotdog Stand

The Liam DOM.

My mom was a hotdog, my dad was a stand, what did you expect?

Person: I’m hungry

Liam: (nasally chuckle) I’m a hotdog stand!

by I’m A Hotdog Stand December 4, 2023