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doing the laundry

the codeword for sneaking out in the middle of the night
can also be referred to as just "laundry"
yeah i was doing the laundry last night and i almost got caught

hey you up for some laundry tonight?
by marcuspwnzyourasshole September 2, 2006
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doing the lords work

Changing the world like you change the toilet paper role with one good deed at a time is doing the lord’s work.

When you do what Jesus would do because somebody’s gotta do it.
I guess I will be doing the lords work and take one for the team so you can get laid.
by BabyGotRaQ September 29, 2023
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Doing the laundry

I was doing the laundry yesterday and I enjoyed it.
by Joe Seff February 27, 2025
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Doing the Lord’s Work

When someone handles a task that benefits everyone — especially something inconvenient, uncomfortable, or ignored by others.
Often used humorously. Doesn’t always refer to religion.
Can describe someone sacrificing time, energy, or sanity to improve a situation nobody else wanted to deal with.
“Whoever fixed the Wi-Fi before the meeting started is doing the Lord’s work.”
“She called out the scam in the comments so nobody else gets fooled. Lord’s work.”
“Bro cleaned the kitchen without being asked? That’s the Lord’s work.”
by Still Broadcasting Co February 18, 2026
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Doing yoga with the lights off

(verbal phrase) - having sex, particularly with a flexible partner.
Boss - So what'd you do last night?
Worker - I was hanging out with my girlfriend.
B - Were you doing yoga with the lights off?
W - I don't feel comfortable talking about that with you at work.
B - Why not?
W - Cause you're my boss.
B - C'mon. We're friends.
W - No we're not. We never hang out outside of work.
B - Fine, tell me if you were doing yoga with the lights off with your girlfriend last night or i'll fire you.
W - What!? You're seriously playing that card right now?
B - I'm seriously playing that card right now.
W - <ugh> Fine...yes, we did yoga with the lights off.
B - Nice...wanna draw it?
by Noro Machine August 11, 2010
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- exchanging sexual favors for room and board OR other financial return.
- incorporates reference to days of slavery when slaves did laundry AND were subjected to the various wills of their masters.
"So, you don't have a job. How do you pay for your drug habit?"
"I call it doing the white man's laundry."
"At the laundromat?"
"No, in his pants."
by Stachay December 12, 2007
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the left hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing

You know the expression "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing"? Meaning, usually, two arms of a larger entity (two departments of a major corporation, for example) aren't communicating well.

"The left hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing" means that things are so completely fucked up that they don't even know what they themselves are doing.
I can't get my healthcare provider to acknowledge that I've already paid them using the debit card issued by the very same healthcare provider. The left hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.
by smartwatermelon September 14, 2010
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