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used with a negative connotation; to replace words meaning awful, and directed usually at a person, a place of a situation. Used often in the north east of england.
"This is possibly the most lifting party i've ever been to in my life."

"Your patter is absolutely lifting."
lifting by jazzytotem June 10, 2008
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to lift weights, as in weight lifting
that boy could lift 50 lb. dumbells with each arm
Lifting by Chris March 18, 2005
Lifting:

1. Picking up, or hauling an object.

2. Moving something from it's resting state by force.

3. Working out, such as using Free-weights (dumbells) or machines to perform an-aerobic exercises to build muscle strength and endurance.
Man, lifting weights all day sure did that boy up.

I can't wait until school gets out so I can go lift.

It's so boring here, I wish I could go do some lifting.
Lifting by Chris Fussman November 5, 2006
Synonym for stealing usually in reference to pickpocketing
"Where did you get that"
"Got it off some guy on the corner"
"Have you been lifting "
"No, bought it honest"
When you fart while you’re sleeping causing the covers to lift up in the air.
I had too much cream and was lifting the whole night.
Lifting by lifter69 May 29, 2021

lifting my luggage

A euphemism for indulging in homosexual sex on the sly.

Extra points if you're also an anti-gay advocate.

Twice as many extra if you additionally are using the services of a rentboy
Named in reference to some of George Alan Rekers' (an anti-gay minister) official reasons for taking a rentboy on tour with him:

"Thank you for taking the time to write to me about the recent "news" story that is a mixture of truth and falsehood. The article truthfully stated that due to surgery I require assistance in lifting my luggage when traveling"

lifting the skirt 

To smoke all the residue left in the neck of a meth pipe.
Don't let Matt near my pipe, he's always lifting the skirt.
lifting the skirt by goreykimi December 9, 2008
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Literally 1984 

Used in response for when someone promotes/advocates an event or idea that is perceived to support "too much" authority and/or government control.

Often used jokingly as a over-exaggeration in political talk.

Can also be used in response to a ban or mute in a forum site or online chat.
Steve: I think that the government should regulate businesses more
Bob: Literally 1984!

--User1 has been permantly banned--
User2: You cant ban my friend like that! Literally 1984!
Literally 1984 by ke1 July 7, 2021
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Back when I lived in upstate new york 

A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Word of the Day on August 31, 2026
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