by Kenton Makings October 29, 2018
Alt: Got up on the wrong side of the bed. (Past Tense)
An expression that is typically used to describe a grumpy or irritable person, especially when the reason for their unhappiness is unknown.
It can also be used to describe when somebody wakes up in a bad mood which then lasts all day, possibly because they didn't get enough sleep or had an unpleasant dream the night before.
The phrase dates back to Ancient Rome, where it was considered bad luck to get out of bed from the left side, which itself originated in a very old superstition saying that everything related to the left-hand side was inherently unlucky. The modern English expression reflects that myth with a tongue-in-cheek play on words, suggesting that a grouchy person must have gotten out of bed on the "wrong" side, as opposed to the "right" side.
An expression that is typically used to describe a grumpy or irritable person, especially when the reason for their unhappiness is unknown.
It can also be used to describe when somebody wakes up in a bad mood which then lasts all day, possibly because they didn't get enough sleep or had an unpleasant dream the night before.
The phrase dates back to Ancient Rome, where it was considered bad luck to get out of bed from the left side, which itself originated in a very old superstition saying that everything related to the left-hand side was inherently unlucky. The modern English expression reflects that myth with a tongue-in-cheek play on words, suggesting that a grouchy person must have gotten out of bed on the "wrong" side, as opposed to the "right" side.
"What's with Wendy? She seems annoyed about something."
"I don't know, maybe she got up on the wrong side of the bed today."
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"You're acting like real jerk!"
"Sorry, I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I'm in a bad mood, but it's not your fault."
"I don't know, maybe she got up on the wrong side of the bed today."
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"You're acting like real jerk!"
"Sorry, I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I'm in a bad mood, but it's not your fault."
by Charlie Apples May 26, 2015
In the act of Keeping it Real, the outcome is unexpected and usually has a negative affect on the individual who decided to keep it real. (See Keeping it Real)
by SouthParkChef July 22, 2008
Chappelle show skit that satirizes a situation where a person decides to act on impulse or acts uninhibited by social mores or norms (i.e. "keeping it real") which usually leads to adverse and often times unexpected results.
When keeping it real goes wrong in a board meeting at your corporate job when someone mimics, coopts, or imitates your culture in a condescending way and seeks your affirmation in doing so. (i.e. "Give me some skin, dawg"). Also referred to as "actin' your color"
by JNice007 March 02, 2009
by Big Smoke Hates CJ June 16, 2019
1: It is never right to wrong someone, even if they have wronged you first.
2: It is not acceptable to do something bad to someone just because they did something bad to you first.
2: Pointing out somebody's wrongdoing to you will not correct a situation by doing wrong to that somebody.
2: It is not acceptable to do something bad to someone just because they did something bad to you first.
2: Pointing out somebody's wrongdoing to you will not correct a situation by doing wrong to that somebody.
The way the world is now, the phrase "two wrongs don't make a right" is getting blowed off more and more.
by Mr. Terrence L. Trezvant September 28, 2005
Beach you took the wrong fluffy boy
by fluffy boiii April 22, 2020