A phrase used to describe something that:
A) should be incredibly simple, but is instead quite complicated
B) should be easy, but instead requires immense effort
C) seems like it should take only a short while to accomplish, but instead takes exponentially longer than expected
The phrase appears to have originated from a conversation between an engineer and his sister early in 2024. The story goes that in describing his day, he was explaining a conveyor belt that he was designing. Intending to use “like” as a filler word, he said, “It’s just, like, moving bags of lettuce! It shouldn’t be so hard!” His sister, thinking he was using some new expression she had never heard, asked him to explain what he meant by, “like moving bags of lettuce.” Thus the expression was born.
A) should be incredibly simple, but is instead quite complicated
B) should be easy, but instead requires immense effort
C) seems like it should take only a short while to accomplish, but instead takes exponentially longer than expected
The phrase appears to have originated from a conversation between an engineer and his sister early in 2024. The story goes that in describing his day, he was explaining a conveyor belt that he was designing. Intending to use “like” as a filler word, he said, “It’s just, like, moving bags of lettuce! It shouldn’t be so hard!” His sister, thinking he was using some new expression she had never heard, asked him to explain what he meant by, “like moving bags of lettuce.” Thus the expression was born.
My work was terribly difficult today. I felt like I was moving bags of lettuce.
Changing that tire was like moving bags of lettuce. It took three hours longer than I thought it would have.
Changing that tire was like moving bags of lettuce. It took three hours longer than I thought it would have.
by The Guy from Up North September 22, 2024
Get the Moving Bags of Lettucemug. by Creator of dumbo May 10, 2020
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Get the Dick Movemug. A Kent Move, is a superhero type action that one person makes for another. An action that is easily recognized as good.
by The Bonus friend November 4, 2020
Get the A Kent Movemug. Accomplishing a task that at times seems too tough, or something you severely dread to do. But, you know it has to be done.
Hey, Megan, I see you finally made it to work. " yeah, I had to stop in the middle of the road. I had to move fuckin' tree."
by Footguy1975 April 17, 2025
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by 1234125 June 5, 2018
Get the dirt moving dickmug. The act of folding Pocket Kings pre-flop in Texas Hold'em knowing that you would lose with them if played out.
I'm last to act and someone has raised 10 times the big blind, I have pocket kings and I fold. I respect "The Irvine move" and the TD for In-House Poker League owes me 1000 extra chips!
by Carpadm1 November 18, 2010
Get the The Irvine Movemug.