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.
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!”
“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
Get the turning off the faucetsmug. If you don’t wanna get notifications from me, turn off your notifications. It’s not that hard. If you don’t want me sending you messages, stop screaming at me and TURN YOUR NOTIFICATIONS OFF.
if you don’t want to hear my messages, turn off your notifications.
Example:
person 1: im watching tv stop texting me
person 2: okay im gonna send you some stuff to see later so turn your notifications off.
person 1 (5 minutes later): STOP TEXTING ME OMGGGG
person 2: I said to turn your notifications off is it that hard?
person 1: stop texting me already.
person 2: I wasn’t texting you until you texted me randomly 5 minutes later. I stopped!
person 1 (9 minutes later): ugh im trying to spend some quality time with my family would you stop!
person 2: *writes this*
(I’m person 2 🙂)
Example:
person 1: im watching tv stop texting me
person 2: okay im gonna send you some stuff to see later so turn your notifications off.
person 1 (5 minutes later): STOP TEXTING ME OMGGGG
person 2: I said to turn your notifications off is it that hard?
person 1: stop texting me already.
person 2: I wasn’t texting you until you texted me randomly 5 minutes later. I stopped!
person 1 (9 minutes later): ugh im trying to spend some quality time with my family would you stop!
person 2: *writes this*
(I’m person 2 🙂)
by NikitaGaveMeApples! August 4, 2022
Get the turn off your notificationsmug. To abandon cautious, conservative, or restrained behavior in favor of taking bold, radical, or unconventional actions. This phrase is derived from the idea of switching from an energy-saving mode to a high-performance mode in machines or devices, metaphorically applied to human behavior to signify a shift towards more extreme or daring activities.
Charlie's really turning off eco mode at the party, dancing on the tables and leading a conga line through the entire house.
by bizzt June 23, 2024
Get the Turning off eco modemug. the stan twitter reaction, "turn the lights off" means to tell someone to go to sleep. it is used when someone does/say something embarrassing or undefendable.
by angelsanal August 29, 2023
Get the turn the lights offmug.