keeping the powder dry

To be calm and ready for a possible problem in the future.

They don't know how the election will turn out, so for now they're just keeping the powder dry.

by Borat91 March 18, 2024

keep friends close and enemies closer

friends

keep friends close and enemies closer

by Ronnister October 27, 2025

keep a knocker

To have your/a gun on you
-Used in New York

You better keep a knocker

by Nyplug March 1, 2022

keep the edge

Top have someone keep watch when involved in an illegal act such as breaking and entering.

I will climb in the window, you keep the edge.

by EmmettG December 7, 2015

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” because I had Covid.

by PrincessSugarPlum February 6, 2025

Morbid-keeping

Morbid-keeping, also known as morbid keeping, or morbidkeeping, is a form of gate keeping used commonly across the internet.

It's etymology is a combination of the word "Morbid" And "Gatekeeping"

It's used on videos that have something morbid, scary, or distressing, and when a person asks for context, and instead of giving actual context, the response will be morbidkeeping, used in phrases such as: "You don't wanna know, oh the horror...", " You poor soul..." "You don't wanna know man"

A random popular streamer: "Guys, I'm trying to find the source for this but it's all just morbid-keeping replies!"

by ayochadbeat December 8, 2023

7976yYyou may be inclined to give up on a task that seems impossible to complete but keep at it. You are closer to a breakthrough than you realize, so refuse to admit defeat. It will taste so sweet when it eventually comes together.7967

7976yYyou may be inclined to give up on a task that seems impossible to complete but keep at it. You are closer to a breakthrough than you realize, so refuse to admit defeat. It will taste so sweet when it eventually comes together.7967

7976yYyou may be inclined to give up on a task that seems impossible to complete but keep at it. You are closer to a breakthrough than you realize, so refuse to admit defeat. It will taste so sweet when it eventually comes together.7967

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e April 27, 2025