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it's a thing

Phrase used to describe a phenomenon, often of some modern cultural significance.
by haygirlhayy December 11, 2012
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A quote made by Francine Smith from American Dad. She tried many times to write a quote that was worth remembering after her death, and this was what she decided upon, with the help of Klaus the fish.
Person 1: I don't want to eat your home-cooked food anymore!
Person 2: Why don't you like it? Do you want me to make chicken parmesan more often, since you like it so much?
Person 1: No! Your food is just terrible.
Person 3: Ooh, things are getting too spicy for the pepper here!
by N@y March 27, 2012
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This Thing of Ours

This Thing of Ours translated from the Italian phrase, "La Cosa Nostra", also meaning "Mafia". This thing of ours refers to the Italians who created the modern Mafia, it was "their thing", "their own thing" that they created.
This is it Paulie, our thing, the Mafia... this thing of ours. It don't get no betta' than this kid...
by TonyTheBoss June 18, 2009
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did a thing

When one is so basic that one cannot describe their own actions, they use this phrase and think it's cute. It is not actually cute in real life, it just pisses everyone off due to the lack of information or care to explain any detail of what occurred.
(picture of unlabeled box on counter)
"So today I did a thing..."

(Picture of dirty underwear)
"So today I did a thing..."

(Picture of toilet paper roll)
"So today I did a thing.."
by grumblestein June 14, 2017
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The Thing

John Carpenter's 1982 remake of the 1950's classic.
Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica where a 12-man team finds an alien being thats been frozen in the ice for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen, the creature unleashed havoc and terror as it changes into the form of whatever being it consumes, allowing it to get, undetected into the presence of it's next victim.
Great film
by Winnie The Shit November 13, 2003
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things won't fly

Things won't fly without getting their supply. This highlights the importance of supply and logistics to support any enterprise.
Things won't fly without getting their supply said the project manager.
by I, Wreckerrr April 12, 2021
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thing I've never seen

When someone talks about something you think is a myth, you may say "wow, that's the coolest thing I've never seen!"
Saw a bigfoot in a UFO? WOW, that's the coolest thing I've never seen!
by I, Wreckerrr July 19, 2021
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