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Sleep Well

another way of saying RIP or Rest Easy to a deceased person.
Sleep Well by heaven101 June 3, 2011

Sleep well

Something you said to someone you deeply care about in hopes that they'll manage to get some sleep, because they don't sleep enough, so you get worried.
Babe, I hope you can rest a little. Imagine I'm holding you in my arms ❤️ I want us to be okay. I'm sorry if I misunderstood the fact that you're already out. 🙂 xoxo love, sleep well
Sleep well by Im7 October 10, 2023

We'll sleep when we're dead. 

Techie 1: How long is this call gonna last?

TD: As long as it takes. If we're here at midnight and it's not done, we keep going.

Techie 2: It's OK, we'll sleep when we're dead.

We'll sleep when we're dead. 

Slogan printed on crew shirts for the US National Tour of Les Miserables. A quote from the production carpenter of the tour.
Person 1: "You guys started at midnight and went straight to 11pm that night? Don't you need to sleep?"

Person 2: "Sleep? Nah, we'll sleep when we're dead."

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.

sleepwell 

An affectionate way of telling someone to get lots of sleep
Basically just sleep well but with no space
Lavaarrow: Now, if you excuse me, I will now do the thing that normal humans refer too as, sleep
Naughter: Ew, can't relate
Ram: Goodnight, sleepwell
Lava: Cya
Naughter: Goodnight
Ram: Not sure why I thought sleepwell was a word
Lava: It is now
sleepwell by ramisreal October 3, 2021
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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After we broke up, he was floxi to me.
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New York and everyone from there can fornicate themselves with an iron stick.
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
Respectfully by john quan the first December 20, 2020
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