Expression of disbelief upon hearing or reading a phrase or comment of great pretence, alternatively inherent wit, irony, sardonic brutality or plain mirth. The response implies a certain pretence and commensurate self deprecation on the part of the respondent. Also it may be used as a barb to insinuate a pretentiousness inherent in the inciting comment or the respondent's interlocutor.
"When I heard that the arts minister hadn't heard of the nation's greatest playwright, I choked on my latte"
A regular in social media and journalist parlance, used to express disbelief at comments or actions that stand on pretense. Alternatively it is a barb or quip used to lampoon pretentiousness when in any way detected from an interlocutor.
"When I heard that the arts minister hadn't heard of the Frenchnew wave, I choked on my latte"
A meaningless, unimpressive, self-serving introduction. An indicator that the story about to be shared will be pointless and dumb.
Back when I lived in upstate new york, I also had to park on the street - on two occasions, we got enough snow, mixed with just the right plowing, that my car was lifted off the ground from so much snow being jammed underneath it.
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.
An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"
Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."