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Sharks in the water

Originally an United States Naval phrase used by the enlisted personnel to alert other subordinate sailors that an officer is on deck. Could also be used to make others aware of the presence of an authority figure i.e cops, a principle, or even your mom.
Younger Brother: *Forgets to do the dishes*

Older Brother: *Hears mom’s car pull in the driveway* “Bro clean this mess up!!! SHARKS IN THE WATER!!!
Sharks in the water by foxda5th September 9, 2022
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Shark in the water

"sharks in the water" refers to the other women in a relationship that a girl knows are there.
-"Why're you leaving him? You guys were so good together."
-"He thinks I'm too stupid to realize there's a shark in the water, I know he's going over some other girls place."

there’s a shark in the water 

Bruce: Yeah, sí I just broke up with my gf.
Hugh: There’s a shark in the water!

Shark in the water

Someone is mad, or the person they are mad at can't see the problem
There is a shark in the water and he doesn't know what it's doing to their relationship
Shark in the water by Handlerr August 28, 2015

Shark in the Water

Shark in the Water is a term used to convey that one is menstruating, and thus is dangerous; or to say that the "waters" are "off limits" for that week.
Not tonight, baby, there's a shark in the water.

You had better clean up after yourself, there's a shark in the water.

bang a you-ee 

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"
hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee
Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026