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calm down 

One of the most infuriating expressions in the English language. Using this expression is guaranteed to make the other person angry if he/she wasn't already.

An invitation to someone to punch you in the face.
"Officer, that man just stole my wallet!"

"Now just calm down...."

(punches cop in face)
calm down by MaxBrowne October 7, 2009

Calm down bomb 

A paradox: telling someone to 'calm down' always, always infuriates that person. Dropping the 'calm down' bomb is the ultimate act of passive aggression - it says "You're out of line, and I need you to act in a more appropriate manner, like me." Needless to say, this is not calming.
A: Goddammit! How could they possibly cancel Arrested Development?
B: Dude, you need to calm down.
A: Calm down?? Fuck, I am calm, what do you mean calm down? (goes apeshit, breaks lamp, exits room)
C: You HAD to drop the calm down bomb.
Calm down bomb by Toddwoos January 21, 2009

calm down, jamal 

Don't say this to a thug or gangster that has a 9mm with them, or you will get shot.
man: Whoa, calm down, Jamal, don't pull out the 9.
thug: *shoots the man to death with said 9*
calm down, jamal by pp123987 February 24, 2021

WOAH CALM DOWN JAMAL DONT PULL OUT THE 9

jamal almost pulls out the nine but his friends stop him

Calm down, James Brown 

What you say when somebody gets over-hyper and starts jabbering on and on, or uses their outdoor voice on a subject you personally think is undeserving of the effort or don't really care to hear the whole story about. Say to somebody who starts sweating profusely while talking.
Example #1
Joe: "Look, I told you not to play my ps3. You always scratch the discs and never put them back in..."
You: "Calm down, James Brown. Damn. I wasn't anywhere near it."

Example #2
Jenkins: "I just wanted you to come out for a beer, but no. You had to leave me hanging by myself and I got kicked out of the bar and..."
You: "Calm down, James Brown. I had my own shit to deal with."

calm down 

What a large number of people that write definitions on this website need to do.
-Insert racist/stereotyping/biggoted/angry definition-

"Calm down, go take a lie down somewhere".
calm down by Cider Scorpion April 6, 2007