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I'll pencil you in 

This is what a person says when he is making a tentative appointment.

"I'll Pencil" (because the appointment can be erased) "you in" (to my schedule book).
Ozzy: Hey, can I come up to your big fancy office and make fun of you?
Boohiss: Er. I'm kinda busy this week. Tell you what, I'll pencil you in for 4:30 on Thursday.
I'll pencil you in by boohiss May 20, 2004
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I'll pencil you in 

When somebody wants to schedule something with you, but you don't want to use a pen to finalize it in your calendar because that person is a loser. If something better comes along -- you can erase it.
Sure, I'd love to watch slides from your trip to the Grand Canyon -- I'll pencil you in.
I'll pencil you in by Kid May 20, 2004

I'll pencil you in 

tenatively allocate time to meet, see, or conversate
We should get together. I'll pencil you in for 6:00.

I'll pencil you in 

A nice way to say "fuck off...im not interested"
Girl: Want to go out friday night? I'll bring pictures of my horse!
Guy: ...Um....I'll Pencil You In.

I'll pencil you in 

To schedule someone for a meeting.
To enter an appointment into an appointment book with pencil.

I'll pencil you in 

Informal idiom meaning to make an appointment for someone; to "pencil them in" to the schedule.
"Can I see the doctor right away?"
"No, but I can pencil you in for a two o'clock appointment."

I'll pencil you in 

A phrase meaning that the speaker intends to add the listener to a list, or make an appointment for the listener to attend a meeting at a later time.

(Pencil, a noun, is being used as a verb for the action associated with it.)
Fred: I need help with my homework.
Daphne: I'm not free until 6.30. I'll pencil you in for then if that's OK.
Fred: It's a date.