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Do you catch my drift

The earliest quotation in the Oxford English Dictionary for this sense of "drift" is dated 1526: "Harde it is . . . to perceyue the processe and dryfte of this treatyse."
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The speaker may be having trouble communicating with their audience and not knowing how to better explain.

This is similar to "do you feel me?" or "do you get it?".

Otherwise there is a certain mentality and a certain consciousness along with what the speaker & the audience are generally known to understand.
Bugsy says to his cohorts in crime "I took care of it. Do you catch my drift?".
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Do not make this the WOTD

Please don’t. I don’t want people knowing i have a huge countdown on my tiktok @10000.day.countdown. Keep this account a secret. Why did i even set my account to public?
Do not make this the WOTD. (Word of the day). Just don’t. I would rather this word to have 0 likes than be the WOTD.
by WasTotallyBornOnApril8 December 27, 2022
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I do not recognize the bodies in the water

Relating to SCP-2316. A reinforcing statement to remind yourself that you do not recognize the bodies in the water.

If you begin to see floating corpses in the lake that resemble someone you know or have known: Repeat the phrase “I do not recognize the bodies in the water” while leaving the site. Do not attempt to make contact or try to rescue the bodies. People that enter the lake are considered lost.
John: *sees a corpse resembling the body of a childhood friend (unaware of SCP-2316)* “Oh my god I have to save him!” *John enters the lake and is now lost*

Researcher A: *Sees the corpse of his older brother (aware of 2316)* “ I do not recognize the bodies in the water
by Flarbsb McFarberson December 28, 2022
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Do Van Tuan Tu

a common name in Vietnam, used to describe a weirdo
Hey! Do you know that guy over there. He's Do Van Tuan Tu Oh My God
by Shin Suketa December 29, 2022
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Do a Michael

Doing a Michael is to too drink far too much on an empty stomach, end up passed out in front of a bar entrance and be hounded by strangers.
by MyTailsBroke December 31, 2022
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Doing an Ethan

when you cancel the jam 5 mins before the jam to go DT
"sorry boys jams canceled I'm doing an Ethan; trying to have a Saturday..."
by poopoopopo January 1, 2023
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Doing a Debbie

When you're gay, but not ready to come out yet so you just act annoyingly gay while also telling people that you're straight.
Person 1: Wait, is Joe gay or not?
Person 2: Yeah, but he's doing a debbie like a little bitch
Person 1: What a little bitch
by WillElover January 1, 2023
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