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Be well
A greeting similar to "take care".
Has two separate origins:
One from old Hebrew, and Yiddish where taken from a common greetings literal translation to "be well"
The other is coined from the movie "Demolition man" meant to sound like an evolution of slang that was meant to sound strange to contemporary viewers.
However the movie was a popular cult classic and the slang became commonly used in the following years, until the term became a common contemporary email signature in popular culture today.
Has two separate origins:
One from old Hebrew, and Yiddish where taken from a common greetings literal translation to "be well"
The other is coined from the movie "Demolition man" meant to sound like an evolution of slang that was meant to sound strange to contemporary viewers.
However the movie was a popular cult classic and the slang became commonly used in the following years, until the term became a common contemporary email signature in popular culture today.
Related Words
be well • be well, be kind • Be well out of • will be well in the end. Ground and invest in small indulgences as evening setsuvilida • might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb • You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes. • You took your time to write this so it might as well be worth your time here • well ill be jiggered • Well to be fair • Well I'll Be Damned
be well, be kind
Be well, be kind is quote said by the only half-filipino male lead of show “the 100”, Bob Morley. He’s the most talented actor and the kindest, sweetest, cutest person in the world.
“ Btw thanks for the puppy pictures. Then you have these two... Enjoy.
Be well, be kind.” - Bob Morley on Twitter
Be well, be kind.” - Bob Morley on Twitter
be well, be kind by Blodreiiina November 10, 2019
Be well out of
Here's a sentence using "be well out of":
Sarah dodged the traffic jam completely by taking a side street. "Wow, you're well out of that mess," said John, stuck bumper-to-bumper.
Sarah dodged the traffic jam completely by taking a side street. "Wow, you're well out of that mess," said John, stuck bumper-to-bumper.
Be well out of by Arminkshipper July 14, 2024
will be well in the end. Ground and invest in small indulgences as evening setsuvilida
You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes.
1. Expression for for doing something foolish or unnecessary.
2. Possessing an item that serves no purpose and/or is useless.
2. Possessing an item that serves no purpose and/or is useless.
Person: "I just bought some new alien detecting binoculars"
Me: "You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes."
Me: "You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes."
You might as well be wearing broccoli for shoes. by Sheppison September 18, 2010
might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb
Expression used in resentment as a reason for doing something deemed unethical when one knows one is going to be accused of doing that thing anyway, particularly when there is much to be gained by doing it.
They are going to accuse me of doing nothing and/or of working and drawing the dole at the same time, so I might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb.
might as well be hung for a sheep as for a lamb by Fearman December 28, 2007
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