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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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pray i do not find you

person 1: *does a bad thing*
the police: p ̠̒r ̦͋a̴̜̾y̴͙͘ ̞̽i ̮̂ ͍̑d̴͙͌o ̲͑ ̼̂n̴̻͠o̵͖͐t̶̤̏ ̵͙͂f̴̤̿i ͉͝ṉ̵͊d ̫̀ ̙̈y̶̗̚o̶͎̒u̶͖̚ (basically zalgo text for "pray i do not find you", why are you forcing me to include this urban dictionary)
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A phrase that is when you think someone is stupid and is not qualified for their job and you could do that something better and you already know what
Guy1: i just watched the movie aladdin i think its a good childrens movie that doesnt have a deep message
Guy2: well i watched it and its clearly critical of how poverty and the lower class are treated in egypt I should do what you do, And you should clean my balls
by Hugeballguy May 31, 2024
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Do you feel in charge?

When you are about to kill your boss... possibly over strawberries and fiber for cross fitness.
"John I need you to go clean out the mens room"
"Do you feel in charge?"
"Whats with the bane mask?"
by Your father in heaven God March 6, 2021
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ho do you need that???

used to express aggravation and standingonbusinessification if a ho is obviously looking for trouble and wants to catch these hands.
Girl A: 'You look crazy as fuck in that outfit lmfao...'
Girl B: 'Ho do you need that???'
by chileanywayz December 11, 2024
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do you listen to del roache?

If someone asks you if you listen to del roache, they're asking if you are part of besties purrr and if you were traumatized by some of the things that were sent there <3
Do you listen to del roache?
Bestie: Yes!
*they're a psychopath probably*
by del timmey November 19, 2020
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Do you have a flag in your room?

Meaning that you’re white and you have an American flag also implying that you’re a hillbilly <3
Person1: “Do you have a flag in your room?”

Person2: “No I don’t, what does that mean?”

Person3: “Dude, she’s implying the fact that you’re white.”
by NYXLABETCH February 7, 2023
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