A gen z companion term to popular self-help concepts such as “emotional bandwidth” and “drawing boundaries,” popularized by a press interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for the movie “Wicked Part 1.”
Interviewer: “people are taking the lyrics of Defying Gravity and really holding space with that and feeling power in that”
Erivo: “That’s really powerful”
Erivo: “That’s really powerful”
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when you have to take a massive shit during a video call and you can’t get off camera. It is often accompanied by signs of physical distress or appeasement.
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Get the holding mug.To walk hand in hand with your affair partner, in a town other than the one you live in, without a care in the world. The town name can be replaced with other names, depending on your locality.
I first heard this from my ex-spouse, who gleefully used it to describe so and so, whom my ex said was cheating on their partner. Turns out my ex was also holding hands, but in a different town.
I first heard this from my ex-spouse, who gleefully used it to describe so and so, whom my ex said was cheating on their partner. Turns out my ex was also holding hands, but in a different town.
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Get the Holding Hands in Wexford mug.The act of holding something open with you foot. Mainly used to hold open a door when your hands are full or you don't want to touch a public door. Mostly seen done on Long Island in bars or clubs.
"The line for the stalls in the bathroom was so long that it extended outside the restroom and the girls in the door frame were foot holding the door open because their hands were holding beer"
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