the literal definition of this phrase is referring to the bottom of a bag of chips. the slang definition of this phrase was brought about by an instance of a person purposely opening a bag of chips from the bottom and then claiming that it is normal/common practice when it is obviously not common practice. ever since that pivotal moment in history, anything that is uncommonly weird and/or eccentric can be referred to as “bottom of the bag”. this phrase is synonymous with “that’s sus” (as in “that action is suspect”)
Tom: did you see Spike get some hand-sanitizer and use it style his hair?
Jerry: Yeah, that was kind of Bottom of the Bag for him to do that
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”