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it's the principal of the thing

What a grade-school student tells someone as a reason for his unwillingness to perform a requested action; it means dat while he personally would not mind doing it, he is afraid dat "da big man in dat dreaded upstairs office" would disapprove, and thus he would give him major grief if he found out.
One sixth-grade boy conversing with another on da playground: Sorry, Dude --- I can't slip you a textbook in class to help you get a better grade on your test; it's the principal of the thing."
by QuacksO February 3, 2023
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josh allen things

Magical plays invented to demoralize a defense and delight Bills fans everywhere; the opportunistic things one does to lead a herd forward through a field of haters
Show ‘em what you’re made of kid, you can do Josh Allen Things!
by Mamicake the Original November 9, 2025
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Red Thing

Sexy lingerie for women (or a fella) to wear for that special someone
Can you come over this weekend? Yes? Wear the red thing
by Karrisa Myass March 24, 2021
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I, Angel Hellstrom Jose Robles Project Perspectives In The General Context Of Things
I, Angel Hellstrom Jose Robles Project Perspectives In The General Context Of Things
by Angel234IsTheDarkSeraphim April 26, 2025
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my little thing

My little thing defines someone special and petite. You can use it for your gf, lover, spouse or child.

In this sentence, "a thing" does not mean an object.
My little thing. My poor little thing. My sweet little thing.
by Chris Cristian April 16, 2020
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thing-in-itself

Kant's thing in-itself is the set of twin primes that contains the set of prime numbers.

The requisite set can even include a single twin-prime..
Kant's thing-in-itself is the spinning-Euler-number.

Due to Euler's number even a single twin prime can contain the complete set of prime numbers...

This is because Euler numbers SPIN on the Athenic plane colors in Hinduistic time or cavitations in linear time..
by metawave April 23, 2023
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