Keep Your Jaw On

"Keep your jaw on" is a phrase used when somebody is overwrought, overly shocked, or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter. The expression was inspired by John Glubb, a WW1 soldier who had his jaw shot off but managed to have it reconstructed using surgery. The point of the phrase was, if even somebody who's reached a situation that low managed to fix their problems, you shouldn't be reacting so badly about a smaller issue.

Popularised in Northwest England's coastal towns, the phrase is often used as a less niche form of the phrase "don't get your knickers in a twist."

PERSON 1: “Oh my God, my life is over! My phone, my beautiful phone - it's been delayed in transit. I literally don't know what to do. What the Hell should I do?”

PERSON 2: “Jesus Christ, keep your jaw on. It'll clearly get here in the end - some people have real problems.”

by C L G May 1, 2025

Keep it stay

To keep something in place, or as it is

I put mousse in my hair to “keep it stay”.
I had to “keep it stay” while I was quarantined because of Covid.

-by Kate West

by PrincessSugarPlum February 6, 2025

The cake keeps on layering

Similar to "layers to an Onion" or most importantly "the plot thickens",

It means that there is information (significant or not) that wasn't revealed until recently

Oh? the massive event has more information on it, "the cake keeps on layering"

by Mah niegua October 18, 2024

Figure 2.3 In TextBooks Are The Angel Number Three Hundred And Forty-Three, Who Keeps Smacking My Back: The First Juvenile Release; The First Juvenile Release.

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to knowing that the axolotls species are also eagles.

Person 1: Are you homo-sapiens who are addicted to knowing that the axolotls species are also eagles?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 3: Figure 2.3 In TextBooks Are The Angel Number Three Hundred And Forty-Three, Who Keeps Smacking My Back: The First Juvenile Release; The First Juvenile Release.

by LeSouffleDeVersailles February 14, 2025

keep malding lol

Not to be confused with "Mauled";

Used by anime game players in roblox when

you provided with a powerful response (atleast to them) that they are incapable to respond to

*To "stay mad"*

*Insert very strong argument/case here*
"keep malding lol"

by s15dictionarist May 15, 2024

keep ya eyes on the prize

An African-American expression & directive meaning, stay focused, or to not get diverted from what you want the most. It was popular through most of the 1980's.

"You know what's important. Keep ya eyes on the prize, & get that bread."

by Onionhead01 July 14, 2024

Keep a hitler

To purposely leave a small square-shaped patch while shaving a woman's pubic hair.

- Dude, my new girlfriend likes to keep a Hitler and it's so turning me on!
- Nice

by dovca June 29, 2022