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A situation in your life that becomes a major event.

Sally: "Did you hear about the fire last week"
Brad: "No why?"
Sally: "Oh, you should have. It became a big to do."

Jenny: "Did you hear martha broke up with brad because he cheated on her with cindy?"
Rachel: "Oh my gosh, poor martha!"
Jenny: "I know I feel terrible its become a big to do."
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Sally: "Did you hear about the fire last week"
Brad: "No why?"
Sally: "Oh, you should have. It became a big to do."

Jenny: "Did you hear martha broke up with brad because he cheated on her with cindy?"
Rachel: "Oh my gosh, poor martha!"
Jenny: "I know I feel terrible its become a big to do."
To Do by frigget567 March 25, 2011
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Infinitive verb;
Present — he/she does; we/they/you/I do — participle "doing"
Past — he/she/I did — participle "did"

1. (of an action) To perform, carry out, or complete

2. To put forth

3. To bring about

4. To give or to pay

5. To perform some action (specific definition defined by the object)

6. To traverse, often of a distance

7. To suffice for

8. To approve or allow

9. (of a speed) To travel at

10. (of a set time) To serve

11. To study in the field of

12. (in reference to a previously specified action, often with a pronoun such as "it")

13. (informal) To take, use, or abuse drugs

14. (informal, vulgar) To have sex with

15. (intransitive) To proceed

16. (intransitive) To fare or manage

17. (intransitive) To be in the health or condition of a specification

18. (intransitive) To suffice

19. (intransitive) To finish or be finished

20. (intransitive, used to avoid repetition)

21. (auxiliary) Used to create questions, negative constructions, and inverted constructions.

22. (auxiliary) Emphatic; emphasizes another verb
1. Do nothing.

2. Do your best.

3. She is doing her best? She is doing nothing.

4. To do justice to the Urban Dictionary's submission system, I am writing an exhaustive list of most uses of the verb "to do."

5. Did you do the dishes? Did you do your homework? Did you do your duty as a child soldier?

6. We have done 16 miles (approx. 25.75 km) today.

7. A word submission site? That'll do.

8. Eggcorns? Yeah, we don't, like, DO that here.

9. We're doing 16 miles a day, you?

10. I did my time in prison, thanks.

11. I ought to do some botany soon.

12. You were supposed to make an urban definition of "resplendent!" Do it before you forget to.

13. Oh, yeah, they're absolutely doing cocaine, why?

14. I've not done anyone and I don't think that's too sad.

15. I'll do fine.

16. I could do with a million-dollar salary.

17. I'm doing fine, thanks for asking.

18. Will this do?

19. I'll be done soon enough.

20. I like words, as he does.

21. Do you write much? Sure, it doesn't matter, but rarely do we ever not appreciate a good idea.

22. I DO like writing, thank you!
to do by UrbanLinguist :) June 23, 2025

to do the frömsdorf 

Leaving a conversation, meeting or situation with one or more people without saying good bye or anything. Normally performed without anybody noticing at first.
Where did Bruno go? I haven't seen him for a while. I guess he did the frömsdorf.

Did Emily just leave? He did not even say something. Well apparently he did the frömsdorf.

It is his way to leave withiut saying anything or to do the frömsdorf.
to do the frömsdorf by Fdpemil November 25, 2022

to do a Catholic 

to pull out (of an arrangement) at the last minute
to do a Catholic:
I've just heard Bob won't be coming tonight. He's done a Catholic.

to do the race 

slang for “to run”
C’mon we got to do the race the cops are comming!
to do the race by kiiabx May 31, 2018

to do a Raymond 

To take a joke too far or exaggerate something in a way which makes the speaker sound stupid/creepy.
Dude #1: Where is Caolan and JoAnne? They were here just a minute ago!
Dude #2: Ha, let's start checking the bushes.
Dude #3: HAHAHA YEAH WE'LL FIND CAOLAN KNEELING IN A BUSH JERKING OFF ON JOANNE'S STOMACH!
Dude #2: ...and that is how to do a Raymond.
to do a Raymond by mcmillan0520 December 18, 2010

To Do-me List 

While surfing internet porn you view a new position or technique that appeals to you, so you write it on your partner's To Do-me List.
Travis wrote "piledriver" on Kathleen's To Do-me List after seeing it performed on his favorite porn site.
To Do-me List by Kat'O9 May 4, 2014
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The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
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Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
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Throat Sweats 

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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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verb. To waste time doing nothing.
Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
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