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turning off the faucets

abruptly ending financial contributions; to financially ostracize; the stopping of monetary flow. Often used as a serious warning in a quid pro quo situation.

phrase; idiom

The first recorded usage of the viral phrase 'turning off the faucets' was in 2024 by Nevin Shapiro during a Momentum Podcast episode. “I said Coach, if that kid don’t see the field I’m turning off the faucets”, for the purpose of clearly and definitively communicating to Larry Coker, that all funding to the Miami Hurricane football program will immediately come to a halt if he didn’t start then freshman Devin “Hurricane” Hester for subsequent games of the 2003 season. It’s an effective way for one to convey the gravity and seriousness of a situation involving money in a not so subtle yet sophisticated manner.
"If you don't meet the deadline, I'm turning off the faucets on this project."
“If you don’t have a 3.5 GPA by the end of the semester I’m turning off the faucets!”
“Bro she broke up with you as soon as you turned the faucets off, she's a gold digger!”
by NCAA_D1 June 13, 2024
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Faucet Flicker

That person in you local taproom, usually Anika or Kyle, who isn’t a bartender but isn’t a brewer or beer enthusiast who chats you up trying to sell you beverage but has very little knowledge about beer or craft brew and can’t usually answer your questions about what their serving you, but is oh too happy to flick open that tap faucet and pour you some foam…
Hey Eric, what did the faucet flicker recommend tonight?
by The Duderbeero August 2, 2024
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Flesh Faucet

Jessica’s playing with the ol’ flesh faucet
by MCKEEtm May 23, 2025
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shitty on the rain faucet

Ripping the bong a perfect amount of times.
Yo bro, you want to get absolutely shitty on the rain faucet when we get home?
by Doodul April 15, 2024
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egg faucet

egg faucet is a person who has accomplished more then totalledword203 ever will
tyler: egg faucet is better then totalled
me: yes he is
by eggfaucet February 24, 2024
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