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An ambiguous, omnipresent, and shadowy group or entity secretly pulling the strings of society, government, or the economy. Used when the speaker blames a systemic issue, inconvenience, or conspiracy on a higher power but cannot (or chooses not to) identify a specific individual, corporation, or institution.

The word "they" functions as a catch-all pronoun for an unnamed, shadowy entity believed to be pulling the strings behind the scenes.
Person A: "Why did the price of eggs double overnight, and why does my phone always 'conveniently' die right when I'm looking at flights?"
Person B: "Man, don't you see? That's how they get you. They control the algorithm and the supply chain."

That's how they get you
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He wasn't talking bout the Jews and you know it virgin!
Virgin "But I have a Wife and-"

Hym "ONCE A VIRGIN, ALWAYS A VIRGIN! JEW! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! And 'They' is clearly intended to be an amorphous term. But at least you admit that you killed them, Jewish."
'They' by Hym Iam August 7, 2023

(((they))) 

Refers to Jews.
The triple parentheses serve as a visual marker to add emphasis.
Why did (((they))) do it.
(((they))) by Maskchievous February 5, 2025
A group of people who just so happen to be controlling world events, all the major institutions, banks, media corporations, and the government, but it's totally just a coincidence and you're anti-them for noticing.
You can often find out if someone is They by checking the early life section of Wikipedia.
[They] by George_W_Kush_ June 3, 2025

They’re coming to get you, Donnie… 

They’re coming to get you Donnie…— a battle cry for Trump opponents based on the famous line from the movie Night of the Living Dead: “They’re coming to get you, Barbara”.

And, “they” were.

In the movie the dead were being mysteriously reanimated and pursuing the living to eat them alive. In Trump’s case, antics and events thought long dead are being reanimated and returning to bite Trump’s spray tanned orange ass; and to eat him alive.

April 4th 2023 is the historic day when the zombie cases returned from the dead to visit an undead plague upon DONALD J. TRUMP’S political campaign and life.

But, we have to beware of the sequel: Dawn of the Trump based on the movie Dawn of the Dead, a movie that had the tag line: “When there is no more room in hell; the dead will walk the earth”.

The Trump version of that tag line is: “If there is no more room in hell, The Orange Man could walk into the White House…again.”

May he’ll have several vacancies!
All of the dirt you did is catching up with you Dolt ‘45, there are a lot of pending cases in your future: They’re coming to get you, Donnie

They’re coming to get you, Donnie. 

They’re coming to get you, Donnie…— the new slogan addressing the day 45 got 34 — meaning the 45th President was arrested for 34 felony charges. The slogan is a play on the famous line from the movie Night of the Living Dead: They’re coming to get you, Barbara and the first moment a zombie was seen to attack the living. The theme of the movie being that people thought “dead” were returning to eat the living.

By analogy “zombie cases” are being resurrected to eat Donald J. Trump A.K.A. The Orange Man, Dolt 45, and Donnie. Crimes thought evaded are being resurrected to bring the twice impeached failed president to heel and to eat him alive.
On April 4th 2023 history was made when an American President faced criminal charges for the first time

They’re coming to get you, Donnie.

But, beware a possible sequel Dawn of the Donnie based on the title of the sequel to Night of the Living Dead called “Dawn of the Dead that had the tag line: “When there is no more room in Hell the dead will walk the earth”.

By analogy: When there is no more room in Hell, Trump could walk into the White House…again.

My Hell have many vacancies!!!!!
On April 4th 2023, for the first time in history, an American President was arrested and charged with 34 felony counts. They’re coming to get you, Donnie.

They won't let me live ... 

There is an old saying in tough prisons and military training, they won't let me live ... and they won't let me die! It is based in self pity.
Geez, Rangers school, they won't let me live ... and they won't let me die!