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

Thing

(Verb) When a dog bears his/her upper teeth to display some type of negative emotion, usually as the final warning before biting.

Person 1: Dude, that rotweiler is thinging at you!

Person 2: slowly backs away, being sure to not make eye-contact with the dog

by Steve2552 October 8, 2017

Hate stranger things day

if this is YOUR birthday then you probaly HATE Stranger Things

you “ugh i hate stranger things”
friend “thats because you’re born on Hate stranger things day”

by thascooper January 11, 2020

Much I Did The Thing You Like To Do So Much

Much I Did The Thing You Like To Do So Much

Much I Did The Thing You Like To Do So Much

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e March 26, 2025

Ambiguous Thing

Someone who snuck onto the earth and because of that research needs to be done on the thing immediately. the thing is not special whatsoever

"have you seen that girl over there."
"Yes! What an ambiguous thing"

by speicalzzzzz October 23, 2023

Mapenzi thing

Hash found on the ground or in roaches

I have to find my mapenzi thing cause i have no normal weed left.

Don’t we even have for a mapenzi joint?

by Bbgg1127 May 16, 2021

Ramsey thing

When something awful but hilarious happens to you just because God decided you needed one more thing to deal with…and your name is Ramsey

“My car broke down on the way to work”
“That’s such a ramsey thing to happen to you”

by arthurmorgan October 10, 2022